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Chris Pearson:
AJJewsbury:
Hence the preference for a dedicated EV charging circuit, even if it is only a 13-amp socket?
But BS 7671's idea of a circuit considers only overcurrent protective devices, not RCDs - so you could have a separate circuit for the EV point but still have the upstream RCD shared with other circuits (e.g. as in split load CUs).Yes but ...
722.531.2.101 "... each charging point shall be protected by its own RCD ..."
If the circuit is in say a garage, it might be clipped direct, in trunking, or in conduit, so no need for the RCD to be in the CU. If the EVCP is on the side of a house and the cable is buried in plaster, it will need an upstream RCD. If that is not an RCBO, there will have to be another one locally.
Chris Pearson:
AJJewsbury:
Hence the preference for a dedicated EV charging circuit, even if it is only a 13-amp socket?
But BS 7671's idea of a circuit considers only overcurrent protective devices, not RCDs - so you could have a separate circuit for the EV point but still have the upstream RCD shared with other circuits (e.g. as in split load CUs).Yes but ...
722.531.2.101 "... each charging point shall be protected by its own RCD ..."
If the circuit is in say a garage, it might be clipped direct, in trunking, or in conduit, so no need for the RCD to be in the CU. If the EVCP is on the side of a house and the cable is buried in plaster, it will need an upstream RCD. If that is not an RCBO, there will have to be another one locally.
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