Dual RCD boards are unlikely to be suitable for EV charging installations even with type A or B RCDs, discuss

I’ll paraphrase Regulation 722.531.3.101, “each charging point shall be protected individually by an RCD”. With that in mind a dual RCD board where both RCDs protect multiple circuits will not be suitable as the requirement is for the charge point to be individually protected. The reason I open this up to discussion is because so many installers seem completely unaware of the wording of 722.531.3.101 as about 50% of the installations I see the charger is protected by an RCD protecting multiple circuits, in particular new builds were the provision for electric vehicle charging has been made during development. I also often give quotations to prospective clients where they’ve already had at least one quotation where the previous installer has said “great you’ve got a spare way in your dual RCD board, so we can use that” and I’m thinking “erm no you can’t”

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  • My understanding is that the RCD should be exclusively for the EVCP, so its own RBCO, or even its own "half" of a dual RCD board would do. However, the RCD could be within the EVCP at the point of entry of the supply.

    Bear in mind that a lot of those dual RCD boards have type AC RCDs.

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  • My understanding is that the RCD should be exclusively for the EVCP, so its own RBCO, or even its own "half" of a dual RCD board would do. However, the RCD could be within the EVCP at the point of entry of the supply.

    Bear in mind that a lot of those dual RCD boards have type AC RCDs.

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