V2L - vehicle to load adapter / cable

[adamback]

A small update. Test some loads today. I connected an electric radiator and a heatgun.
I pushed i to 16A on 220v. Only running for 2 minutes, but I think that’s good news.

 

[Stefanseiner]

what's after this 2 minutes? Any warning message at the display or heat from the frunk or fuse going of?

 

[adamback]

what's after this 2 minutes? Any warning message at the display or heat from the frunk or fuse going of?

Didn’t have patience to keep on going . The car was all happy.

 

[Stefanseiner]

ah, ok, I thought after 2 mins your test was interrupted.

I am building my adapter too these days,
just thinking about if I yhould build it 1 phase or 3 phase.
I would like 3 phase just to see what's happening, but I am pretty clear that I'll never have a use for it

 

[adamback]

ah, ok, I thought after 2 mins your test was interrupted.

I am building my adapter too these days,
just thinking about if I yhould build it 1 phase or 3 phase.
I would like 3 phase just to see what's happening, but I am pretty clear that I'll never have a use for it

Next week I’ll do a test on all phases. If I can pull 16A on allphases simultaneously…Think I will start with 10A.

 

[Julian256]

A small update. Test some loads today. I connected an electric radiator and a heatgun.
I pushed i to 16A on 220v. Only running for 2 minutes, but I think that’s good news.

Wow, 3.5kW. You're braver than I was

 

[adamback]

I have done some test on my V2L plug.
Type 2 - 3phase CEE (All phases connected)
Phase - Neutral 220V
Phase - Ground 76V
Neutral- Ground 143V

 

[Jomarkh]

Can you measure it with a load connected?
And is there an output on L1, L2 and L3?

 

[Julian256]

I have done some test on my V2L plug.
Type 2 - 3phase CEE (All phases connected)
Phase - Neutral 220V
Phase - Ground 76V
Neutral- Ground 143V
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Interesting. I've noticed that the V2L inverter does some ground fault detection. If you pass some line (phase) current to ground, the inverter will switch off the 220V. It will try 3 times (with about 10 seconds between each try), then give up completely.

 

[adamback]

Can you measure it with a load connected?
And is there an output on L1, L2 and L3?

L1-L3 all give 220V, but not 3Phase 400V.

 

[adamback]

Interesting. I've noticed that the V2L inverter does some ground fault detection. If you pass some line (phase) current to ground, the inverter will switch off the 220V. It will try 3 times (with about 10 seconds between each try), then give up completely.

I have tried to connect to “Central box” with RCD. Incoming Neutral and earth is connected in Ground buspar, and then Neutral goes trough RCD and then to Neutral busbar.
When I do so, the V2L stops. Like you said it automatically restarts if I pull out the plug.

 

[BugEyed]

L1-L3 all give 220V, but not 3Phase 400V.

Is that relative to Neutral? And what is there between each of them? I suspect zero.

 

[BugEyed]

I have tried to connect to “Central box” with RCD. Incoming Neutral and earth is connected in Ground buspar, and then Neutral goes trough RCD and then to Neutral busbar.
When I do so, the V2L stops. Like you said it automatically restarts if I pull out the plug.

So it wants to float neutral slightly to allow it to detect Earth faults from Neutral? Interesting.

 

[adamback]

Is that relative to Neutral? And what is there between each of them? I suspect zero.

Yes, to neutral. yes between, zero

 

[adamback]

So it wants to float neutral slightly to allow it to detect Earth faults from Neutral? Interesting.

I’m planning to “cut off” Ground in the CEE- handle (terminat the wire in a fix).
What do you think?

 

[Gandalfharrow]

L1-L3 all give 220V, but not 3Phase 400V.

The 400v will be between L1 and L2 or L2 to L3 or L3 to L1 ie √3 X 220 which would give you 380v approx 400v

 

[adamback]

The 400v will be between L1 and L2 or L2 to L3 or L3 to L1 ie √3 X 220 which would give you 380v approx 400v

Yes.

 

[MichaelJHunt]

The 400v will be between L1 and L2 or L2 to L3 or L3 to L1 ie √3 X 220 which would give you 380v approx 400v

In the UK we only have single phase

 

[Gandalfharrow]

In the UK we only have single phase

Houses normally only have 1 phase, true.
The question is does the inverter in the car when doing a V2L provide 3 phase output.
Can the inverter take in a 3 phase feed, or is it a special UK version.

So measuring L1 to L2 might be interesting

 

[MichaelJHunt]

Houses normally only have 1 phase, true.
The question is does the inverter in the car when doing a V2L provide 3 phase output.
Can the inverter take in a 3 phase feed, or is it a special UK version.

So measuring L1 to L2 might be interesting

The UK car only has single phase.

In Europe I believe they have 3-phase supported in the car.