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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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    When I did the C&G EV course in July at NAPIT in Portishead, Bristol the tutor touched on the subject of SPDs, however he actually recommended doing their one day SPD course, because there’s a lot more to it than generally gets mentioned in short presentations.

    Since then I have been to the NAPIT Expo in Bristol and did the 18th edition amendment two update training, which included a session on the SPD requirements, prior to this I have attended sessions at Elex and other trade events.

    My understanding is if the EV manufacturer installs an SPD within the EVSE the installer should still install a Type 1 or 2 at the intake as the SPD in the EVSE may be a Type 3.

    I have taken part in face to face training sessions, webinars, read articles and watched online videos, but still I don’t feel confident that I can give a definitive answer to the question.

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    When I did the C&G EV course in July at NAPIT in Portishead, Bristol the tutor touched on the subject of SPDs, however he actually recommended doing their one day SPD course, because there’s a lot more to it than generally gets mentioned in short presentations.

    Since then I have been to the NAPIT Expo in Bristol and did the 18th edition amendment two update training, which included a session on the SPD requirements, prior to this I have attended sessions at Elex and other trade events.

    My understanding is if the EV manufacturer installs an SPD within the EVSE the installer should still install a Type 1 or 2 at the intake as the SPD in the EVSE may be a Type 3.

    I have taken part in face to face training sessions, webinars, read articles and watched online videos, but still I don’t feel confident that I can give a definitive answer to the question.

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