AC/DC - basics of EV charging explained

16 May 2022
We are looking at differences between AC and DC charging - what are the benefits and drawback of each system.

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  • GORI

thank you very much for the first time to get out this car

  • Anonymous

All of this can be a thing of the past with the use of hydrogen fuel cells. Unlike batteries, hydrogen can truly emulate the use of petrol and diesel. Also, fuel cells last WAY longer than batteries.

  • Yassine

"Unfortunately, if you have the 3-phase installation and you connect your car to a schuko (type F) plug, with typical 10A current, you will get a mere 2.3 kW" : Here I think you mean, If we don't have 3phase installation.

Wolverine, 16 May 2022Power in ac quantity should be in kilo volt ampere or kva.If kw rating is used then you have t... moreWolverine you are totally correct. Power factor though, or cosφ=1 (at least in Greece where i live) because cosφ 0°=1 . So in this case, you can exclude it and still be right in the calculations.

  • Wolverine

Power in ac quantity should be in kilo volt ampere or kva.If kw rating is used then you have to multiply the power factor.Also for ac charging you have to consider harmonic content while we convert it into dc.There is many more parameters which influence the characteristics of ev charging.

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