Jay,
I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/10kw-60a-diy-charger-open-source-59210.html

they have kits and detailed info here,
http://www.emotorwerks.com/tech/electronics



On Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:18 AM, Jay Summet via EV <[email protected]> 
wrote:
 


I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v 
lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the 
future (also near 120-130 volts, limited by my controller/motor combo).

Requirements:
  -Must support customizable charging curves that I can tweak between 
Lead Acid and LiIon or differing number of cells.

  -Must be able to auto-switch / auto-sense 120 vs 240 volt feeds.
   Most likely, this will mean it has a PFC front end.
  I specifically do NOT want to have to switch cables around.
   (Ideally it will be able to limit draw to 15/20 amps on 120 and 30/40 
amps on 240...but I'm willing to toggle a menu option myself if needed 
for current limit.)

  -Needs to support a minimum of 2,500 watts of charging at 240 volts. 
I'd prefer 3.3k or 6.6k, but 2.5k is a minimum. I don't really need a 
super high powered charger, but would consider a higher power charger if 
the price was right. I have a NEMA-14-50 outlet, so max of around 40 
amps at 240 volts or 9-10kW range.


Features I'd like:
   -I'd like to keep the price low, and am very comfortable assembling a 
kit of parts. (But I want to be able to buy a complete kit, I don't want 
to have to source parts from all over...)

  -A BMS input to turn off charging (I don't want to fuss around with a 
separate AC relay...)

  -I'd prefer an open source solution over a closed source solution, but 
as long as I can manually tweak the battery charging curves and amp 
draw, I'd accept a "black box" that is cheap.

  -Ability to have sdcard, bluetooth or wifi access to charge data 
logging would be very nice, but is not needed.

My maximum price point is around $2,000, and I'd really prefer to be 
closer to $1,000, so I'm willing to trade power for cost as long as it 
supports 2.5kW to 3.3kW charging...

Suggestions/recommendations/reviews or things to stay away from?

Thanks,
Jay


P.S. I currently have a 120 volt charger and a 240 volt charger that are 
both designed for lead acid, so I'll be saving some space by replacing 
them both, plus gaining flexibility for future upgrades.

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