EVSE or DCFC ?drbrake said:Would I need to install Leaf Spy or something?
What us the maximum amperage I can take fill advantage of? And is there such a thing as an l2 charger too powerful to use? Or does it just automatically step down to what I can handle?
Charging rate is measured in kW, not kWh. 6.6 and 50 kWh chargers make no sense.1byte said:At a L2 6.6kWh charger you should see 15-16 amps going into your battery depending upon other active power loads.
At a DC 50kWh charger you should see a range between 100 - 125 amps going into your battery.
Thanks for making the effort to get units right. It helps a LOT. A few typos though:1byte said:Leaf Spy Lite (free for Android) or Leaf Spy Pro will indeed tell you how many amps are going into the battery via displaying a negative number. Negative number equals amps going into battery, positive equals amps coming out. Remember this is the amps going into the battery. If you are sitting in the car while charging and also running other things like heat or air con, you'll end up with less amps going into the battery.
volts (battery pack volts) * amps = watts
watts \ 1000 = kW (or kWh)
At a L2 6.6kWh charger you should see 15-16 amps going into your battery depending upon other active power loads.
At a DC 50kWh charger you should see a range between 100 - 125 amps going into your battery.
Completely overlooked the kWh mistake, you all got me :roll:SageBrush said:Thanks for making the effort to get units right. It helps a LOT. A few typos though:
1000* watt = kW
Chargers and EVSEs provide power, thus kW.
Over a charging session, power * time = kWh (energy)
watt = watt1byte said:Now how does 1000 multiplied by watt = kW ?
1000 X 6600 = 6600000 kW ??
SageBrush said:Thanks for making the effort to get units right. It helps a LOT. A few typos though:
1000* watt = kW
Chargers and EVSEs provide power, thus kW.
Over a charging session, power * time = kWh (energy)
I know what you are trying to say here but you are better off starting from the balanced equation of1byte said:To calculate watts produced or consumed-
volts * amps = watts
To calculate kilowatts produced or consumed-
volts * amps = (watts / 1000)
Start from a balanced equation:But if someone did for whatever reason what to yes the formula would be:
1000 * kW = watts
drbrake said:Would I need to install Leaf Spy or something?
What us the maximum amperage I can take fill advantage of? And is there such a thing as an l2 charger too powerful to use? Or does it just automatically step down to what I can handle?
SageBrush said:Thanks for making the effort to get units right. It helps a LOT. A few typos though:1byte said:Leaf Spy Lite (free for Android) or Leaf Spy Pro will indeed tell you how many amps are going into the battery via displaying a negative number. Negative number equals amps going into battery, positive equals amps coming out. Remember this is the amps going into the battery. If you are sitting in the car while charging and also running other things like heat or air con, you'll end up with less amps going into the battery.
volts (battery pack volts) * amps = watts
watts \ 1000 = kW (or kWh)
At a L2 6.6kWh charger you should see 15-16 amps going into your battery depending upon other active power loads.
At a DC 50kWh charger you should see a range between 100 - 125 amps going into your battery.
1000* watt = kW
Chargers and EVSEs provide power, thus kW.
Over a charging session, power * time = kWh (energy)
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