TrojanHussar
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We're literally weeks away from purchasing an iMiev and one thing I was wondering was if the AC charging on the iMiev has any tolerances with regard to the current it expects from the AC supply. We're in the UK and have a 3.6kW solar array linked via a grid tie inverter to our 240V supply, where possible I'd like to use the iMiev to soak up solar that we'd normally be exporting to the grid.
Using something like the https://solarimmersion.co.uk/ we could divert excess PV to a 240V socket and plug the iMiev into it, this would mean we would largely be running it for free (at least during the Summer months). My question is, does the charger in the iMiev expect a specific current at 240V or will it merely use what it's given? I appreciate that at low current the charger will probably be less efficient but as the electricity is free it seems rude not to use it.
Regards,
TH
Using something like the https://solarimmersion.co.uk/ we could divert excess PV to a 240V socket and plug the iMiev into it, this would mean we would largely be running it for free (at least during the Summer months). My question is, does the charger in the iMiev expect a specific current at 240V or will it merely use what it's given? I appreciate that at low current the charger will probably be less efficient but as the electricity is free it seems rude not to use it.
Regards,
TH