There’s this company. I don’t have any experience with their products but the concept is promising.
http://cyboenergy.com/ rick brown SolShine Energy Alternatives, LLC Electrical & Solar Contracting Services www.SolShineEnergy.com Check, Virginia 24072 O: 540.235.3095 M: 540.808.9502 VA Class A Contractor Lic# 2705147660 VA Master Electrician Lic# 2710062762 VA Alternative Energy Systems Installer NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional 110112-21 > On Apr 13, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > > > We've done some off grid EV charging, and one thing that makes life much > easier, is to go to the lower power chargers. So far, we've just done PV to > battery inverter to AC charger to car. less efficient, but less trouble. > We've also setup dedicated charging outlets/ circuits on relays to prioritize > the house battery. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > On 4/13/21 4:29 PM, la...@starlightsolar.com wrote: >> Mac, >> >> You can charge with DC directly from a PV solar array without an inverter or >> regulator. The current is self limiting by the amount of PV solar power you >> are making at any moment. >> >> The magic is knowing know how to trigger the charge port communications so >> your EV controller knows that there is a safe connection to a DC power >> source. Perhaps the will get you started: >> https://www.evcreate.nl/chademo-fast-charging-in-diy/ >> >> Be safe when working with 500Vdc. >> >> Larry Crutcher >> Starlight Solar Power Systems >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2021, at 5:05 PM, Matt Sherald <m...@getpimby.com> wrote: >> >> Mac, >> >> Our car gobbles 11,500W when it's plugged in to the grid. Even if we >> reduced the charge rate it would still be a heck of a draw - the chargers in >> the EVs are greedy. I'll be curious to hear if anyone has a solution, but >> my bet is that you need to give the EV a deep well to pull from (probably >> deeper than a battery bank or PV array can directly and consistently >> satisfy). >> >> -Matt >> >> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 7:55 PM Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Sorry, I should have clarified, I am interested in EV charging with no grid >>> available. I think that Solaredge requires a grid >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 5:51 PM Dana Orzel <d...@solarwork.com> wrote: >>>> SolarEdge >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. >>>> >>>> C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com >>>> >>>> Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 >>>> >>>> NABCEP # 051112-136 www.greatsolarworks.com >>>> >>>> "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" >>>> >>>> P Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of >>>> Mac Lewis >>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 5:24 PM >>>> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >>>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] PV direct EV charging >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey wrenches, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Are there any purpose built inverters designed to charge an EV, PV direct >>>> without batteries? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mac Lewis >>>> >>>> "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>>> >>>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> There are two list archives for searching. 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