Sounds like a Brusa I have except for cheap and open source. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:18 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/20150129/2838463c/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)
