There are 277 pages to that thread.... I would check out the thread before committing to building it.
Rush Tucson AZ > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod Hower via EV > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:41 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120&240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev- > evdl.org/attachments/20150129/0dec68d5/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
