How many KW are you pulling at Ver 3 Superchargers?

[serendipitous]

Tesla added V3 chargers to our local station and I found it interesting that tha stalls were labeled 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D, no longer just A/B. Several cars were spaced four stalls apart, but are you saying that's not necessary?

The claim is V3 chargers have a 1MW cabinet serving 4 stalls that can each peak at 250kW, so theoretically all 4 stalls can operate at peak with no reduction.

 

[SilverString]

in theory...

Supposedly V2 chargers only slow if both A&B stalls are in use, but so many times I have seen my charge speed increase significantly when other vehicles in non-adjacent stalls disconnect. I can't help but think with many superchargers there is an overall draw limit that does not equal the potential of the entire charging bank.

 

[MXLRplus]

198 kW MX w/revF battery. Area under the curve is very good compared to V2 chargers.

 

[SmartElectric]

I have seen my charge speed increase significantly when other vehicles in non-adjacent stalls disconnect

I hundreds of supercharger sessions, I've never seen this behavior.
What I do know, the "A" "B" stalls are not always adjacent, sometimes the "B" to your "A" is a few stalls away, perhaps that is what you were seeing?

 

[ModelNforNerd]

when I was able to hit 198kW, it was 90 degrees+ outside, so the high speed was also short-lived, as others have also observed. I saw on Twitter from Out of Spec Motoring, a new trick to try: wrap the handle in a cool, damp cloth once you plug into the car. Apparently the charger will kick down based on the temp in the handle.

I'm aware that the battery temp also causes a kickdown, but the cooling system will go full blast for a few minutes before that happens.

I don't have any more road trips planned anytime soon, though, thanks to the Rona. Hell, by the time I'd be able to test this again, it'll probably be Christmas, and I'll have the opposite problem