If a simple current clamp is used to measure current drawn during EV charging, I presume this'd be accurate only in so far as there was no power factor correction to be made.
So my question is; when charging an EV with a 'typical' on board charger design [I don't know if there is, yet, a 'typical' design, or otherwise are there big differences between the manufacturers?], is it reasonable to presume the power factor is as close to 1 as makes no difference, or does an EV charger/battery pack behave a little, or a lot, as a reactive device?
So my question is; when charging an EV with a 'typical' on board charger design [I don't know if there is, yet, a 'typical' design, or otherwise are there big differences between the manufacturers?], is it reasonable to presume the power factor is as close to 1 as makes no difference, or does an EV charger/battery pack behave a little, or a lot, as a reactive device?