kennethcwilbur
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I feel like there should definitely be a market for the following product but I can't seem to find it available. Please read carefully before replying because this is probably easy to misunderstand.
Assume you only have a 110-volt outlet available (it's impossible to upgrade to a 240-volt). If you were to plug in an integrated battery/charger, then it could draw on that 110-volt power continuously and store the charge in a charger-side (not a car-side) battery. Then, a L2-connector could deliver this stored charge to the car during the time the car is plugged in.
For example, say the car is unplugged from noon-3pm. The charger/battery is drawing power from the 110-volt outlet during this time and storing it in the charger-side battery. Then you plug the car in from 3pm-6pm. It should be possible to transmit 6 hours' worth of power drawn (noon-6pm) via a L2-speed charger in just those final three hours that the car is plugged in. Every charger I'm aware of can only deliver 3 hours' worth of charge (3pm-6pm) during this time window.
I realize that integrating the battery with the charger would make the unit heavy, but still there must be lots of garages where a 240-volt outlet is cost-prohibitive.
Does this exist already, or has anyone announced a product in the works? Would greatly appreciate any info. I'm no electrical engineer so maybe this is totally infeasible, that would also be useful information. Thanks!
Assume you only have a 110-volt outlet available (it's impossible to upgrade to a 240-volt). If you were to plug in an integrated battery/charger, then it could draw on that 110-volt power continuously and store the charge in a charger-side (not a car-side) battery. Then, a L2-connector could deliver this stored charge to the car during the time the car is plugged in.
For example, say the car is unplugged from noon-3pm. The charger/battery is drawing power from the 110-volt outlet during this time and storing it in the charger-side battery. Then you plug the car in from 3pm-6pm. It should be possible to transmit 6 hours' worth of power drawn (noon-6pm) via a L2-speed charger in just those final three hours that the car is plugged in. Every charger I'm aware of can only deliver 3 hours' worth of charge (3pm-6pm) during this time window.
I realize that integrating the battery with the charger would make the unit heavy, but still there must be lots of garages where a 240-volt outlet is cost-prohibitive.
Does this exist already, or has anyone announced a product in the works? Would greatly appreciate any info. I'm no electrical engineer so maybe this is totally infeasible, that would also be useful information. Thanks!