electronchaser
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So for the first few weeks I was just charging the i3 through a lvl2 240/40 amp'd Juicebox40 pro. Was pretty impressive.
Last few weeks, I've been DC fast charging every time SOC is near 30ish%.
I know there are faster charge rates out there, but I think I'm happy with the i3 adding nearly 1kW of power every minute. Its really impressive putting in 3-4 miles /minute of range. Another thing I noticed is that the car accepts 100+ amps of input until the pack reaches about 93%, and then gradually begins tapering down. at 95% it was still pulling 40amps at 400v (which is where I end charge).
But it brings me to my question. How safe is it to be in the vehicle while there's 400V at 120 amps flowing into the packs? Are there EMF fields generated by the DC charging process? Seems like an insane amount of power. Just want to make sure there aren't any dangers, and if there are, how to properly mitigate them.
So far I've parked and exited the car while it charges, but that's not always possible.
Also does DC charging degrade the pack any quicker vs lvl2 charging?
Last few weeks, I've been DC fast charging every time SOC is near 30ish%.
I know there are faster charge rates out there, but I think I'm happy with the i3 adding nearly 1kW of power every minute. Its really impressive putting in 3-4 miles /minute of range. Another thing I noticed is that the car accepts 100+ amps of input until the pack reaches about 93%, and then gradually begins tapering down. at 95% it was still pulling 40amps at 400v (which is where I end charge).
But it brings me to my question. How safe is it to be in the vehicle while there's 400V at 120 amps flowing into the packs? Are there EMF fields generated by the DC charging process? Seems like an insane amount of power. Just want to make sure there aren't any dangers, and if there are, how to properly mitigate them.
So far I've parked and exited the car while it charges, but that's not always possible.
Also does DC charging degrade the pack any quicker vs lvl2 charging?