What factors need to be considered for EV portable charger selection?

New energy vehicles are occupying a larger and larger share of the market, and in order to make their charging more convenient, EV portable chargers have come into being. Portable chargers are chargers that can be used to access home power or commercial power.

More and more new energy vehicle owners choose to be equipped with portable chargers for emergencies, new energy vehicle connectors in the market share is also growing, different regions have different regional standards. Connectors are divided into AC connectors and DC connectors, AC connectors are slower charging speed, also called slow charging connectors, DC connectors are fast charging connectors. Fast charging connector is generally installed in the charging, and home or portable chargers with the car use are AC connectors. FAFA-E mainly introduces home portable chargers.

Common connectors include Chinese national standard, European standard and American standard standards. So what factors need to be considered to select EV portable charger?

1, home charging is generally single-phase power, you can choose the rated current of the charger according to the EV charging time.

2、The length of the portable charger is generally chosen according to the distance from the vehicle to the charging infrastructure, generally 5 meters to 10 meters.

3, the quality of the product is very important, it is recommended to use products with relevant certifications. The main certifications are as follows. European standard gun connector: TUV certification and CE certification; American standard connector: UL certification; Chinese national standard connector: CQC certification. Certified by professional bodies to use the product more secure, in order to charge safety, no relevant certification of the portable connector is not recommended to buy and use.

4, IP protection level: the use of home charging pile to charge electric vehicles may have splashed water, so there are certain requirements for the waterproof level of portable chargers. Connector security in a way also assessed by the IP protection level, IP protection level is generally composed of two numbers and their supplementary letters: the first number indicates the level of solid entry, the second number indicates the level of waterproof entry. Generally speaking the higher the level of protection, the higher the security. For very bad weather, it is not recommended to use a portable charger to control the electric car, firstly, the ICCB control box is easy to enter water, and secondly, it is easy to cause safety accidents.

Of course, the above points are only reference suggestions, the actual use of portable chargers still have many rigid requirements and precautions for use, now recommend a professional manufacturer of portable chargers FAFA-E, there are American Standard CCS1 connectors and European Standard CCS2 connectors, in addition to the production of European Standard 16A portable connectors.