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At the moment, the car is charged using an EVSE charger which complies with the J1772 standard.
Our end goal is to draw power and feed into our Elcon charger. In doing so, we have purchased the female connection port to the flo G5 Level 2 charger shown above. More information regarding the Elcon charger can be found here Charger Interface Board: MS 14 :
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Chassis Ground
Control Pilot
N
L
Proximity Detection
From this, 3 of the wires are to be connected to the Elcon charger and 2 will be connected to the Charger Interface board. More information about the Elcon Charger can be found here MS14 Charger (Elcon UHF IP67 sealed and potted 3.3KW)
Charger Interface Board Connection
The control pilot and proximity detection lines are to be crimped to an Ultrafit connector and attached to the charger interface board
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Elcon Charger Input
It The three lines feeding from the female EVSE port is connected using an AC connector. , 2.5 square mm wire.
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Match the connections from left to right with the L, Chassis Ground, and N connections respectively mentioned above.
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This 4-pin connection will be attached to the Charger Interface board . More information about the board layout and schematic can be found here:
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shown below.
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Regulations
As per ASC’s (American Solar Challenge) charging requirements:
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We are currently using a level 2 charging arrangement so MSXIV is within regulation.
Charger Box Modifications
Also, note that the team will have to accommodate the addition of an energy meter provided by the event organizers designed to monitor the amount of charge we receiver from non-solar sources. More information can be found here Metered Connection .