Q&A on vehicle charging power systems

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What are the maintenance methods for charging piles?

Keep the parking space clean and the surface of the charging pile free of foreign objects and dust. Do not let heavy objects press down the power cord or step on it. Charging is prohibited if the charging wire is defective, cracked, worn, broken, exposed, etc. Check the charging pile body and see if the charging pile indicator light is normal. If there is a machine failure, please do not charge and please contact the charging pile maintenance staff. Inspection of electrical and control systems Please take waterproof and moisture-proof measures before charging on rainy days. When charging is running, you can judge whether the charging pile is connected normally and whether the radiator is working normally by the sound level of the device.

How to distinguish AC charging piles from DC charging piles

DC charging piles and AC charging piles are also called fast charging and slow charging. If further subdivided, they can also be divided into public charging piles and private charging piles.

AC charging piles from DC charging piles

First of all, from the appearance point of view, DC charging piles are generally relatively large, mostly Public charging piles are used at charging stations; AC piles are generally smaller and are mostly used as private charging piles for use in residential areas. The DC charging pile has 9 holes on the gun tip, while the AC charging pile has 7 holes on the muzzle.

What is the function of the charging hole?

Take the 7 holes of the AC pile as an example. The top two holes are for communication. The middle three holes are the live wire, ground wire and neutral wire from left to right. The bottom two holes are for three-phase electricity. The other two live wires are used to charge cars that support three-phase electricity. This also corresponds to the two charging sockets for electric vehicles, a 7-hole AC socket and a 9-hole DC socket.

Charging method of charging pile

There are three main charging methods for charging piles, namely fast charging, slow charging, and wireless charging.

Slow charging

Slow charging is a relatively commonly used charging method. For new energy electric vehicle charging piles, it is connected to an on-board charger. It mainly converts low-power alternating current into direct current, which is often called AC-DC conversion. Charging The power is generally 3kw or 7kw. The reason is that the power battery can only be charged by DC. In addition, the slow charging interface of new energy electric vehicle charging piles generally has 5 holes.

Fast charging

Fast charging is a charging method that everyone likes, after all, it saves time. Fast charging is to connect the AC-DC converter to the new energy electric vehicle charging pile, and the charging gun outputs high-power direct current. Moreover, the charging current of the interface is generally very large. Compared with slow charging, the battery core is much thicker and the number of holes in the battery core is also much larger. The fast charging interface of new energy electric vehicle charging piles generally has 7 holes.

Wireless charging

Wireless charging of new energy vehicles refers to a high-power charging method that replenishes energy for high-voltage power batteries. The technical methods of wireless charging of electric vehicles are mainly divided into four types: "electromagnetic induction, magnetic field resonance, electric field coupling and radio waves".

Nowadays, all lithium batteries used in new energy vehicles use DC power, and the input power supply of all charging piles is AC power. That involves a question, how to convert AC power into DC power? The answer is the charging pile, and the ways in which AC and DC charging piles power are input into the tram are also different. The AC charging pile transmits power to the car’s AC charger through a charging gun, and then the charger converts it into DC power for input to the power battery. Inside; the DC charging pile uses the conversion of the pile to output DC power directly to your tram battery, without being restricted by the conversion motor of the tram. Therefore, the DC charging pile charges faster, which is also the reason why it is relatively large, but the DC charging pile The electricity still needs to be controlled by the tram’s BMS battery management system to protect battery safety, so it will also affect the charging power.

During the construction of electric piles, the bottom of the charging equipment must be ground hardened and basic safety protected so that the 20 to 30 cm below the charging pile itself can prevent water from being engulfed.

In addition to regulations on the bottom of charging piles, the country’s safety protection standards for charging pile sockets are also very strict.

For example, before charging, the charging port of a new energy vehicle and its charging pile need to be inspected for insulation. If the insulation inspection is unsuccessful, charging cannot be started.

The charger is also equipped with short-circuit protection. If a short-circuit fault occurs during the charging process, the equipment will cut off the charging current immediately to ensure safety.

Charging on rainy days is not dangerous. However, do not charge if there is water in the charging station, because too much water may cause leakage problems.

Secondly, if we find any abnormalities or alarms in the vehicle while charging, we should stop charging immediately and inspect the vehicle immediately.

Finally, we also need to check whether the charging gun has been soaked by rain and whether there is accumulation of water and debris in the gun to further ensure safety.

Most charging piles are made of SMC fiberglass material, which can ensure long-term use outdoors and can withstand complex climate conditions.

And now they are all Internet charging piles, and the operation status of each charging pile can be checked in the background. If a problem or malfunction occurs, you can receive information immediately in the background to ensure the safety of battery charging.

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