J1772EVCharger

Creator: Ramgarden Status: Planning Born On: 14:21, 6 April 2012 (CDT) Last Updated: 16:08, 20 August 2012 (CDT)

Overview

This is an attempt to see if it's even possible to create your own SAE J1772 electric vehicle charging station.

Here is the competition: The store-bought Level 2 30 Amp 220/240 Volt wall mount charger that charges a Chevy Volt from completely dead to full in about 4 hours instead of the 8-9 hours on a Level 1 110/120 Volt charger: http://www.lowes.com/pd_382390-296-EV2430WS_0__?productId=3585682&Ntt=electric+car&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Delectric%2Bcar&facetInfo=

and

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202963679/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=electric+car&storeId=10051

It's MSRP is $800. Can we make it with a total lower cost than this? Can we make it so cheap that it is worth the time to actually make it ourselves?

Notes

The J1772 plug itself is about $170. $230-250 with 6-8 meters of high current cable. http://www.tucsonev.com/

Is there enough info here?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772

Reference off the shelf charger: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Leviton+-+evr-green+120+Level+1+Portable+Electric+Vehicle+Charger/4826653.p?id=1218541285703&skuId=4826653&cmp=RMX&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=4826653

<+opticron> more info may be available here: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/earthobservationsSCC/IEEE_SAE_J1772_Update_10_02_08_Gery_Kissel.pdf

does this explain it? http://www.evdl.org/docs/j1772description.pdf

Instructables

These might be the easiest way to do this by just following someone else's instructions!  :)

Here is an instructables link to how to make an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) using an arduino: http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-EV-J1772-Charging-Station/

Here is another instructables link to how to make an EVSE: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-J1772-EVSE/

Instructions for the EVSE Arduino Sheild: http://www.instructables.com/id/Open-EVSE-Arduino-Shield/

Instructions for the OpenEVSE advanced power supply: http://www.instructables.com/id/Advanced-Power-Supply-for-OpenEVSE/

OpenEVSE Basic Power Supply: http://www.instructables.com/id/Open-EVSE-Basic-Power-Supply/

Software

Here's the page for the Open-EVSE project: http://code.google.com/p/open-evse/

Here's the software to run it all: http://code.google.com/p/open-evse/downloads/detail?name=open_evse_fw_v0.4.0.zip.zip&can=2&q=#makechanges