Level3 Charging
Level3 Charging
Connectors
New Connectors are Coming
J1772-2010 (AC)
JARI Connector
Changes in Charging Philosophy
Until now, chargers New Direct DC charging
carried in car will parallel the present
charging system
Use AC current to
charge DC current used
Charger in car would Voltage and amperage
determine amps limits are supplied to
charger, which responds.
Driver responsible for
setting limits Vehicle must tell charger
the max current it's
Car is likely limiting batteries can handle.
factor
CHADEMO is protocol from
TEPCO
TEPCO = Tokyo Electric Power Company
JARI = Japan Automotive Research Institute (they
defined the adapter plug)
CHADEMO = A Charging Protocol for rapid DC
charging
Charger Specifications Level 3 (Direct DC)
Input 3 phase 200V in Japan
Max DC Output 50kW
Max DC Voltage 600V
Max DC Current 550A
Chicago Ramifications
CHADEMO established by Toyota, Mitusbishi,
Subaru, Nissan.
Will likely become De-Facto standard for Level
3 charging
Nissan Leafs, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, others will
have JARI connectors and use CHADEMO
protocols.
CEVC initial build out including Level 3 had
choice of connectors, but JARI was default.
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