Hello,
I already have a grid-connected installation with:
- Multiplus 48V-5kVA
- 2x MPPT a total peak 8kW solar
- 4x Pylontech US2000C
- Cerbo GX
Everything works well, I'm really satisfied with this.
I also have an EV (Tesla), and a Tesla wall charger. I made a home-made script which gets the Victron info from Modbus, the Tesla info from the Tesla API, and starts/stops/sets the charging amps automatically. In fact, it does almost the same thing as the Victron EV Charging Station.
Now, I'm going to get a second EV, a non-Tesla one, without any API to control it. So instead of having one Tesla charger, I plan to have 2 Victron EV Changing Stations (the NS model). I have read the manual and some posts on this support forum, and I still have one question:
Is it possible to set a maximum combined amps for the two chargers? I know I can set max amps for each charger. But I want to be able to charge only one car at 20 amps, or both at the same time at 10 amps each. The total must never exceed 20 amps. When charging with solar of course it won't go over 20 amps (because the 5kVA Multiplus is the bottleneck), but when setting the charge to manual, It could go to 40 amps, and I really can't afford this.
Also, if some Victron employee reads this, I'd love to emphasize what other people have already asked:
- having the possibility to get the AC IN from the bottom or the back of the charger is good. Adding a possibility on the top would be even better. Or maybe I could drill a hole on the top, and add a nylon gland myself?
- having the possibility to have a non-removable cable instead of a type 2 plug would be awesome. I understand that you made this choice because not all cars have a type 2 plug, so anyone can use the appropriate cable. But if you don't provide the cable, one could also connect his preferred cable directly inside the charger, just like we do for the AC IN. In fact, it's probably doable right now, isn't it? If I disconnect the short wires inside the charger, I should be able to replace them with the wires from a cable of my choice. I'll pass the cable in the free bottom nylon gland (maybe I'll need a bigger one and enlarge the bottom hole, that shouldn't be a problem).
Thanks a lot for your help!
