[Ovmsdev] Add ChaDeMo and CSS to car_chargemode

Robert Cotran robert at cotran.ca
Wed Dec 9 03:10:01 HKT 2015


I like the idea of having charge type for logging purposes.

I agree it shouldn't be combined with the Roadster charging types.

Can just create a new "field" called connector type?

On 12/8/2015 2:07 PM, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield wrote:
> Charge type would become important if you were automatically sending 
> charge session data back (anonymously) to the OCM database…
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> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Tom Saxton <tom at idleloop.com 
> <mailto:tom at idleloop.com>> wrote:
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>     The chargemode currently encodes software charging profiles, based
>     on what the Roadster offers. It's similar to what the early Leafs
>     offered, charging to full or charge to 80%, but more complex
>     setting both a charging limit and target battery temperature ranges.
>
>     What you are proposing adding is to encode the charging connection
>     type, which is a different kind of thing, orthogonal to the car's
>     chosen charging profile.
>
>     A Roadster can charge in any of the four profiles from either a
>     Level 1 connection (120V, 12A to 16A) or Level 2 (208V to 240V at
>     up to 70A), for example Standard mode on Level 1 or Range mode on
>     Level 2. So, you can't encode both a charging profile and a
>     connection type with a single number. A Leaf is similar in how
>     those two interact.
>
>     To me, the interesting thing is more the charge rate (V/A or kW)
>     more than which connector my car uses. I don't need OVMS to tell
>     me how I plugged in, but I do care about knowing how fast it's
>     charging.
>
>        Tom
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>     On 12/8/15, 10:19 AM, "Geir Øyvind Vælidalo"
>     <ovmsdev-bounces at lists.teslaclub.hk
>     <mailto:ovmsdev-bounces at lists.teslaclub.hk> on behalf of
>     geir at validalo.net <mailto:geir at validalo.net>> wrote:
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>     >Hi guys,
>     >
>     >I would like to have ChaDeMo and CSS added to car_chargemode, 
>     and maybe Type 1 and Type 2 too. Then we can display those names
>     in the apps and maybe even add images for those charge plugs.
>     >I would propose this:
>     >0x00 - Standard
>     >0x01 - Storage
>     >0x02 - ???
>     >0x03 - Range
>     >0x04 - Performance
>     >0x05 - ChaDeMo
>     >0x06 - CSS
>     >0x07 - J1772  Type 1
>     >0x08 - Mennekes Type 2
>     >
>     >What to you guys think? Would it be problematic for the server
>     and/or apps if suddenly the Kia Souls stated sending chargemode 0x05?
>     >
>     >Best regards,
>     >Geir
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