Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Lee Hart wrote: There are lots of solutions. Which one is "best" depends on what you've got, what you want to spend, and how good it needs to be... One more thing occurred to me. Here's a way to "trick" a modified sinewave inverter into producing a better sine wave. Connect an induction (or

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Ron Solberg via EV
Quoting Lee Hart via EV : Ron Solberg or maybe Willie via EV (I can't tell which) wrote: Well back to your question.  Presumed to be "Can I clean up a square wave inverter power to something acceptable to my onboard Tesla charger?"  I'm out of my depth.  Surely Lee has ideas. In the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/1/19 8:01 PM, Ron Solberg via EV wrote: You might also add a better alternator that is powered from your I put "alternator" where I meant "inverter". battery pack.  That is, in parallel with your existing inverter. Thanks to your sharing your PowerWall success story. I am

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Ron Solberg or maybe Willie via EV (I can't tell which) wrote: Well back to your question. Presumed to be "Can I clean up a square wave inverter power to something acceptable to my onboard Tesla charger?" I'm out of my depth. Surely Lee has ideas. In the past, I believe I've seen him

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Ron Solberg via EV
Quoting Willie via EV : On 4/1/19 3:48 PM, Ron Solberg via EV wrote: We  like it as it is. Well back to your question.  Presumed to be "Can I clean up a square wave inverter power to something acceptable to my onboard Tesla charger?"  I'm out of my depth.  Surely Lee has ideas.

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/1/19 3:48 PM, Ron Solberg via EV wrote: We  like it as it is. Well back to your question. Presumed to be "Can I clean up a square wave inverter power to something acceptable to my onboard Tesla charger?" I'm out of my depth. Surely Lee has ideas. In the past, I believe I've

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Ron Solberg via EV
Quoting Willie via EV : On 4/1/19 1:39 PM, Ron Solberg via EV wrote:  Quoting Lee Hart via EV : CHARGING OUR  EV OFF PV PANELS Can you offer any help with two questions related to charging our Tesla Model 3 off our Tracking 3K PV system? 1. Since our PV system inverter does not produce

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/1/19 1:39 PM, Ron Solberg via EV wrote:  Quoting Lee Hart via EV : CHARGING OUR  EV OFF PV PANELS Can you offer any help with two questions related to charging our Tesla Model 3 off our Tracking 3K PV system? 1. Since our PV system inverter does not produce a sine wave it  has been

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Ron Solberg via EV
Quoting Lee Hart via EV : CHARGING OUR  EV OFF PV PANELS Can you offer any help with two questions related to charging our Tesla Model 3 off our Tracking 3K PV system? 1. Since our PV system inverter does not produce a sine wave it  has been suggested that I might  go through a filter to

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/1/19 12:01 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: brucedp5 via EV wrote: it boils down to how many range-miles you have left, how many range-miles you need to put back-in to get to the next EVSE, and how much time you have to charge? Overnight sleep or @work, plan to charge for at least 7 hours.

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-04-01 Thread Lee Hart via EV
brucedp5 via EV wrote: it boils down to how many range-miles you have left, how many range-miles you need to put back-in to get to the next EVSE, and how much time you have to charge? Overnight sleep or @work, plan to charge for at least 7 hours. L1 might regain you (3.5mph*7= ) ~25 miles of

[EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-03-31 Thread brucedp5 via EV
% IMO, w/ 15+yrs EV charging experience, on a trip or a commute, I do not plan on using Level-1/L1 unless I have no-choice, L2 is my preference. *4noobs: it boils down to how many range-miles you have left, how many range-miles you need to put back-in to get to the next EVSE, and how much time

[EVDL] EVLN: (EV-charging-101)> Charging without owning a garage

2019-03-31 Thread brucedp5 via EV
% IMO, w/ 15+yrs EV charging experience, on a trip or a commute, I do not plan on using Level-1/L1 unless I have no-choice, L2 is my preference. *4noobs: it boils down to how many range-miles you have left, how many range-miles you need to put back-in to get to the next EVSE, and how much time