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EV charging Pillar -is a surge protection device required?

Martin Burton

As a manufacturer of ac EV chargers, our pillar is an aluminium tube made for car parks.

Is a surge protection device a requirement or a recommendation?

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    As the maker, it is for you to decide if it needs more protection over and above that which you already have built in.

    What voltage surge do you (or if you are assembling other folk's modules rather than building, then the designers of the electronic giblets) test to when IEC 61000 testing for type approval?  wikepedia entry on the surge test part of the standard - as a guide 6kv surge withstand is usual for things like meters connected direct to an incoming line while 2.5kV or even 1.5kV is a more common level for things that are considered appliances. I'd suggest as a starting point, that if either of the latter two you recommend strongly to your customers that they install additional surge protection.

    Regs wise makers instructions trump all else in such a case.

    Mike

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  • +1

    As the maker, it is for you to decide if it needs more protection over and above that which you already have built in.

    What voltage surge do you (or if you are assembling other folk's modules rather than building, then the designers of the electronic giblets) test to when IEC 61000 testing for type approval?  wikepedia entry on the surge test part of the standard - as a guide 6kv surge withstand is usual for things like meters connected direct to an incoming line while 2.5kV or even 1.5kV is a more common level for things that are considered appliances. I'd suggest as a starting point, that if either of the latter two you recommend strongly to your customers that they install additional surge protection.

    Regs wise makers instructions trump all else in such a case.

    Mike

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