Supercharging - distance from transformer

[ToddS]

I was Supercharging last night after a trip to Disney. It was the Fort Drum SC. Nice 6 or 8 stalls, all pull-ins.

Since all the stalls were open, I decided to do a little experiment. I started charging at the furthest stall from the transformer and then moved to the one closest. It showed about a 30% improvement in speed moving the the SC closest.

Thoughts?

Also, I know the chargers slow down as the batteries get past a certain point. My question is does it matter if it is set on "Daily" vs. "Trip"? In other words, does putting the battery at 100% charge allow the SC to charge quicker for longer (seems that it wouldn't, but just curious of others thoughts)?

 

[TexasEV]

No, your max charge setting is irrelevant, just the state of charge of the battery.

 

[wycolo]

Actually you should use the shortest wiring to the charger racks which are located inside the enclosure.
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[BerTX]

It's an interesting thought. My guess is that they couldn't possibly use wire that would make more than a 1% or so difference in charge power. There would be too too much heat buildup.

I have on several occasions experienced a difference in charging speeds between stalls at an empty Supercharger. That's probably what you saw.

I wonder if there will be much answer from SoCal, where they have no concept of choosing their charging stall?

 

[ThisIsTrue]

Not convinced that distance from the transformers could make a 30% difference. It could be as simple as the first time you plugged in, that it warmed the battery up to a level where it could take the most charge, and then you moved and sure enough, it could take a heavier charge now.

But I'm not sure -- just a theory!

 

[spentan]

Not convinced that distance from the transformers could make a 30% difference. It could be as simple as the first time you plugged in, that it warmed the battery up to a level where it could take the most charge, and then you moved and sure enough, it could take a heavier charge now.

But I'm not sure -- just a theory!

This is definitely the more likely situation.

I've always got the full 120kW from the furthest charging stall when around 7-8% SOC

 

[FlyF4]

Not convinced that distance from the transformers could make a 30% difference. It could be as simple as the first time you plugged in, that it warmed the battery up to a level where it could take the most charge, and then you moved and sure enough, it could take a heavier charge now.

But I'm not sure -- just a theory!

Good theory. I agree and am sure that distance to the transformer will not make this much difference in charging.