Jomarkh
Prominent Member
Once you know how much you use on your commute then work out how much charge you need to add. Mine needs 3 hours a night, which is about 30% or 60 miles.
FYI the maximum charging rate in an MG5 is 6.6kw, because this is what the on board AC charger is rated at.@East Coast Cruiser
You can't 'cap' the MG5 at any particular State of Charge. You might be able to 'cap' your charger.
I can tell my zappi to start charging at 00:30 and charge for 4 hrs (4 x 7.4 = 29.6kWh's) . Which you will find will add about 45%.
Sincerely
Martin
Sincerely and in good faithFYI the maximum charging rate in an MG5 is 6.6kw, because this is what the on board AC charger is rated at.
Your Zappi is just a smart switch / power supply.
Dear BugEyed..Martin
I wouldn't believe the figures from your Zappi - they are usually high. It is certainly the case that AC charging isn't a fixed rate and is dependent on the input voltage. However like all decent units the Zappi will cut out at 253 volts (very accurately in my experience), limiting charge rates to around 7.6kW at the 30 Amps that I normally see. Out of interest what values are shown?
BugEyeDo you know what the voltage is at your property?
PS... why, what are you thinking?!!
Thank you you've answered a question I was going to ask. Just over a month in to owning a Long Range Trophy, I was wondering whether to put any excess solar into the ZS, rather then exporting it to the grid. If I set it to only charge to 80% it should be ok then? Just concerned that overtime it may cause damage.You need to fully charge every now and then to balance the cells so just charge the car when you get an opportunity and don’t overthink or listen to the online nonsense. I’ve had a BMW i3 for 3 years and charge it as often as I can either from solar or free public charging. So far, by accessing the service menu, it has only lost about 0.5% of its efficiency. There is a blog from a US owner who has lost less than 2% over 80,000 miles and he too regularly fully charged the car.
Thank you you've answered a question I was going to ask. Just over a month in to owning a Long Range Trophy, I was wondering whether to put any excess solar into the ZS, rather then exporting it to the grid. If I set it to only charge to 80% it should be ok then? Just concerned that overtime it may cause damage.