DMC-Orangeville
Audi eTron & John Deere 5100E
Nice Neil Young reference. Extra points for you.....
Now we need a SC in Saskatoon (Guess Who), and Bobcaygeon and the 100th meridian (Tragically Hip)....
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Now we need a SC in Saskatoon (Guess Who), and Bobcaygeon and the 100th meridian (Tragically Hip)....
Good spot @Brad_S. I want to believe, but analyzing the pic, I see 8 AC cables; Bear with me.
By looking at a single line diagram from a public permit application for a different site, if this was a supercharger tie-in, it would mean that the utility already installed the switchboard/breaker panel. I’m surprised this would be in their scope but it’s possible I guess. The picture would suggest Brandon is getting 8x supercharger cabinets for 16 charge posts, not 6 posts according to supercharge.info. Is there room for 16 bays? Perhaps the colours mean they’ve run two parallel cables for each circuit rather than one fat cable per but I don’t know if that would be code compliant. If so that would service 4x cabinets for 8 bays.
Next: cable thickness. Each cable should house 3 line conductors, 1 neutral, and a ground. For current gen superchargers, it means ~ 300MCM for the 3 lines and the neutral would mean 4x ~0.5” diameter conductors. The ground should be about the same size. Did those cables look thick enough to you to accommodate such conductors? It looks possible from the pic.
It does look like a fat enough transformer, maybe ~ 1MVA. (There should be a data label on it in case you’re out there again) That would accommodate 8 superchargers (16 posts). Or if the switchboard is integrated, maybe it’s a smaller transformer for 4 superchargers and they double-upped the conductors.
I really hope this is it, but I don’t know how to reconcile the cable count in the pic with the bay count in supercharge.info.
By looking at a single line diagram from a public permit application for a different site, if this was a supercharger tie-in, it would mean that the utility already installed the switchboard/breaker panel. I’m surprised this would be in their scope but it’s possible I guess. The picture would suggest Brandon is getting 8x supercharger cabinets for 16 charge posts, not 6 posts according to supercharge.info. Is there room for 16 bays? Perhaps the colours mean they’ve run two parallel cables for each circuit rather than one fat cable per but I don’t know if that would be code compliant. If so that would service 4x cabinets for 8 bays.
Next: cable thickness. Each cable should house 3 line conductors, 1 neutral, and a ground. For current gen superchargers, it means ~ 300MCM for the 3 lines and the neutral would mean 4x ~0.5” diameter conductors. The ground should be about the same size. Did those cables look thick enough to you to accommodate such conductors? It looks possible from the pic.
It does look like a fat enough transformer, maybe ~ 1MVA. (There should be a data label on it in case you’re out there again) That would accommodate 8 superchargers (16 posts). Or if the switchboard is integrated, maybe it’s a smaller transformer for 4 superchargers and they double-upped the conductors.
I really hope this is it, but I don’t know how to reconcile the cable count in the pic with the bay count in supercharge.info.
XHabjab
TSLA Bull
Okay but the Guess Who are from the North End of Winnipeg. No sweat, we need one somewhere in YWG... the alleged permit is at Polo Park.
Extra bonus points because he was singing about his car (albeit an ICE!)?
DMC-Orangeville
Audi eTron & John Deere 5100E
....I was referencing one of the Guess Who's songs, "Running back to Saskatoon"
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace, Hanna, Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
PS: Burton Cummings now lives in Moose Jaw......could use one there too
XHabjab
TSLA Bull
Ha ha, well touche... but if they're going to all those places, they'll need to charge up in Winnipeg first.
Really we need Superchargers at all those locations. At this point we don't have any.
1.21 Jiggawatts
Member
Moose Jaw supercharger just broke ground
YESSSSSSSS!!! Will create a new thread for this one and I’ll ask that all new Superchargers found out here are given their own threads. Will update Supercharge Info.
Thread link: Supercharger - Moose Jaw, SK
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Kira
Member
This is fantastic! I suppose it’s probably unlikely to be completed by my end of July road trip but I’m totally thrilled for all the SK owners who’ve been waiting so long.
Not sure where your target is, ultimately, but there should be Chademo in place in Med Hat by then. I always add just a bit in Swift Current, and then stay overnight at Pilgrim Inn, which leaves me heading for Winnipeg from there with a full charge. I refill it in Carberry or MacGregor, which are the fastest chargers you'll find on your way to Winnipeg (for now). Winnipeg had 2 Chademos running the last time I was there. There's a free one at RRCC, but it seems to usually be down. PoloPark has a paid one which has been up reliably. Next, there's a Chademo in Kenora.
Actually, scratch that. You're in a 3, so no Chademo. Add a bit in Med Hat at the Hampton Inn so you can reach Swift Current. Add what you need at Superior Tech in Swift so you can reach Pilgrim Inn for the night. The rest of the trip is the same, but in Winnipeg, change it at a Tesla charger rather than a Chademo. There are LOTS of options. Kenora has a J1772 that's fast too. Hope that helps, it's pretty close to the same trip plan.
Kira
Member
Thanks - that's a great plan for me to go with! Still trying to gauge my West Coast-raised children's level of enthusiasm (or at least acceptance) about the prospect of heading to Saskatchewan in late July.
The Chademo/CCS in Med Hat is up as of today!
Yay!!!
Yay!!!
Elon Musk's mother is from Regina, and his cousins farm just outside of Swift Current.Thanks - that's a great plan for me to go with! Still trying to gauge my West Coast-raised children's level of enthusiasm (or at least acceptance) about the prospect of heading to Saskatchewan in late July.
Kira
Member
Tip from LloydBrokelt. The Maple Creek Supercharger is under construction at the Coop gas station. 1 MW Tesla transformer was installed last week.
Address: 14 Pacific Avenue, Maple Creek, SK S0N 1N0.
Thread link: Supercharger - Maple Creek, SK
Address: 14 Pacific Avenue, Maple Creek, SK S0N 1N0.
Thread link: Supercharger - Maple Creek, SK
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If it's 1 MW (1,000 kVA) and 6 stalls, it'll be a V3 location. It looks like most of the chargers along the TCH will be V3.
Please start a new thread for Maple Creek, SK and tag @Chuq.
doghousePVD
My grandfather’s car
I don't know why there would be a neutral. Three phase to the DC inverter would not require a neutral.
Tz00
X
From the permit application referenced, it does require a neutral, as per sheet E-3 "480V/277V 3PH + N + PE" and "1. NEUTRAL MUST BE INCLUDED FOR PROPER OPERATION OF TESLA SUPERCHARGERS."
