Supercharger - Walker, MI

[mongo]

Yea the pedestals for both urban and normal superchargers are just fancy empty shells with some minor wiring connections inside. All the real magic for both supercharger types happens at the backend, those big gray cabinets that are usually hidden away behind fences out of sight.

Indeed, terminal blocks, current sense, and some lighting. Not sure how I convinced myself the Urban ones fit all the electronics in the little pedestal (AC vs DC???? )

 

[Big Earl]

Also, all Supercharger installations that I've seen in North America have been powered by 480 volt, 3-phase AC.

 

[mongo]

Also, all Supercharger installations that I've seen in North America have been powered by 480 volt, 3-phase AC.

Good point, that lines up with the Chargpoint numbers: 100A breaker at 3P 480V = 83 kW * 80% derating for continuous load = 66.4 v.s. the 62.5 kW listed.

 

[Big Earl]

So it looks to me like this will only be a 4 stall Supercharger installation (not the urban type) and a 2 stall ChargePoint CCS+CHAdeMO combination installation (likely the Tritium Veefil unit) with the option for a third down the road. I doubt very much that they will install both an additional ChargePoint and an additional Supercharger pedestal in that one remaining parking space, as shown in their drawings.

 

[tigerrr]

Any progress on this?

 

[Iluvpcs]

I can swing by this week and take a peek

 

[cjh.]

A friend sent this photo last night. Looks like construction is underway. I'll get some more pics tonight or tomorrow.

 

[outdoors]

@BlueShift

Construction has begun.

 

[Kzooman]

I agree that the Kalamazoo area definitely could use a Supercharger station, especially since it's at the crossroads of US-131 and I-94, and south of Kalamazoo we don't have anything until you go SW to South Bend or SE to Angola.

 

[MarcoRP]

@BlueShift

Construction has begun.

Just 4?

 

[PLUS EV]

Tesla hasn't built a supercharger with fewer than 8 pedestals in the US in something like 2 years. 4 would surprise me.

 

[Dr. John]

Definitely need supercharger in Kalamazoo for N/S as well as E/W travel. I 94 and 131 are major crossroads. How about at Costco?

 

[Iluvpcs]

Agree - even 4 ports be 10x better than having to charge to 90% to make the next jump to SB, Marshall, or St Joe.

 

[Big Earl]

Just 4?

There are 8 parking spaces there. The 4 yellow bollards are likely to protect the (future) switchgear equipment from unintended acceleration events.

 

[mociaf9]

There are 8 parking spaces there. The 4 yellow bollards are likely to protect the (future) switchgear equipment from unintended acceleration events.

Those bollards are to protect the hydrant or water mains service that are behind them from same, not part of the supercharger install. Though when the utility transformer for the SC is installed, that will also get bollards and the switchgear and other back-end hardware may as well.

 

[Big Earl]

Those bollards are to protect the hydrant or water mains service that are behind them from same, not part of the supercharger install. Though when the utility transformer for the SC is installed, that will also get bollards and the switchgear and other back-end hardware may as well.

Gotcha. I thought it was strange that the bollards were the first thing to go it. Makes sense now.

 

[RDS]

Looks like there is already a transformer on site

 

[cjh.]

Drove by tonight. Won't be much longer.

 

[Iluvpcs]

Sweet. I was just at corporate Meijer last week but had to bug out for another meeting across town and forgot to even look over before hitting the highway. Arg. Cool picture! Yeah that’s close to being completed.

 

[Spidey423]

Just stopped by about 4pm and a couple of electricians from Lakeland Electric were there and they said the site just passed the major electrical test and just needs a few tweeks!! to get it running. They didn't have a time frame but it looks promising to have it up and running pretty soon. It is only 4 Tesla units and the other 2 units are for another charging company. They weren't installing them, but they said they haven't seen any other company working on the other units.

This is very convenient, right off I96, for people traveling to the Big Lake. Also right across the street from the Meijer headquarters!!! Coincidence? I think not. Thanks Meijer family for another GR supercharger!!! Bob Evans is close by as is McDonalds.