Here in the US, 3 phase is pretty much everywhere except residential drops. At my house, there is 3 phase about 100 yards away. The 100 yard tap that feeds my local neighborhood is a single phase 12 KV line. If I really wanted it, my utility would bring the extra wire over the four poles, but I would likely have to pay for it (don't really know that part).
Jim Walls 24 year electric utility employee -----Original Message----- From: "EV List Lackey via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 18:33 To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: "EV List Lackey" <evp...@drmm.net> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Fwd: NACS to CCS Adapter - Vortex Plug - 500A, 1000V — Lectron EV On 17 May 2024 at 13:37, (-Phil-) via EV wrote: > EU has the 3-phase requirement on AC charging, so there is no elegant 2-pin > AC/DC sharing like NACS brings to the table. Three-phase power is nice. AC charging at 22kW goes fast. Here 3-phase power is run all over, so if you want it in your home, no problem. Some DIY stores even carry 3-phase main panels. I never paid much attention to how widely available 3-phase was in the US. Industrial parks - I assume so. Stores and businesses - maybe? I'm pretty sure it wasn't installed in most residential areas. So US home charging is, at most, what, 50A * 80% * 240v = 9.6kW? I've forgotten a lot of the NEC. Can you have a branch circuit larger than 50 amps for EV charging? David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. A man who could afford fifty dollar boots had a pair that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap [ten dollar] boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. -- Terry Pratchett, "Men at Arms: The Play" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
