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What Charging Connector? J1772 "Universal"

Discussion in 'Supercharging & Charging Infrastructure' started by efusco, Apr 25, 2010.

  1. vfx

    vfx Well-Known Member

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    Very cool. Now they just need a paddle version so we can get rid of all those stations!
     
  2. Eberhard

    Eberhard #421 Model S #S32

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    It looks like, that Tesla Model S will support 440/480V and this means 3-phase charging not only for Europe but also for North America. But what connectors will be used?
     
  3. dpeilow

    dpeilow Moderator

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    Maybe it supports 480V but only uses one phase off it.
     
  4. Eberhard

    Eberhard #421 Model S #S32

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    not 480V single phase (means phase-phase), max voltage is 277V according to JB Straubel. It can only be 3-phase with 277V in star.
     
  5. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    Google campus has a lot of J1772 now.

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  6. gmontem

    gmontem Model S P01707

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    Now that's pretty cool. Does anyone know if you need a permit to park there? :wink: :smile:
     
  7. SByer

    SByer '08 #383

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    Yeah, kinda employee only for now.

    Gotta bug Tesla for that real conversion now...
     
  8. vfx

    vfx Well-Known Member

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    What level are they?
     
  9. Gduncan

    Gduncan New Member

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    I would like to know what this J1772 looks like and what the costs are. I would have thought it was in the base price with the car or is it one of a list of overheads I need to learn about? If there aren't many roadside chargers then the quoted range may be an issue for me.
     
  10. Lloyd

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    These are made by Coulomb Technology. They currently only produce units that are level II limited to 30 amps.
     
  11. Todd Burch

    Todd Burch Voltage makes me tingle.

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    Since they're designed for employees to recharge during the workday, anything more than level 2 @ 30A would probably be overkill in 99.5% of cases.
     
  12. SByer

    SByer '08 #383

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    #52 SByer, Apr 7, 2011
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    Yeah, they're all the 210V/30A variety. It's too bad, because I think the 30A plugs are kinda flimsy (not because it's only 30A) - but they've been testing them (though there really hasn't been enough cars using them to really call it a valid test).

    On the other hand, one of the HPC's had it's Tesla connector dropped and it had to be replaced (the metal ended up with a facture in it that had enough of an offset towards the center to prevent connection), so maybe cheap-and-easy-to-replace is a better way to go.
     
  13. TEG

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  14. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    Santa Monica Pier:
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    (Used to be a Mini-e, now J1772.)
     
  15. SByer

    SByer '08 #383

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    By the by, http://mychargepoint.net/earthday/ is 'giving' out ChargePoint cards (catch: if you want to be able to use the not-free stations, you still need to put down a $25 deposit). Still, nice of them.
     
  16. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    Seen on the side of a public ClipperCreek w/J1772 where I charged the Leaf recently:
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  17. jaanton

    jaanton Roadster NA #1026

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    Another station with a 5mA GFCI. That's going to be a problem.
     
  18. TEG

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