Tesla equipment at Electrify America station

[tls]

Here's a curiosity: a cabinet of Tesla-branded equipment at the Electrify America charging station in Newburgh, NY. They've tried to tape over the Tesla logo on the front of the chassis but the builder's plate is unobscured.

Not quite sure what this is. It might be the charger/inverter from a PowerPack.

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[Maquis]

EA locations have connections to charge Teslas. That’s probably the supporting equipment.

 

[tls]

EA locations have connections to charge Teslas. That’s probably the supporting equipment.

Not this one! It's a block from a Supercharger and has only CCS (350 and 150kW) handles and one lonely Chademo handle.

 

[hturnerfamily]

or EA is making use of Tesla's used equipment...

 

[biers]

I remember reading a year or two ago that either EA or EVGo was using Tesla power packs to peak shave high loads when multiple 800v vehicles charge simultaneously.

 

[kammy]

This is a bit old news. EA purchased Tesla power packs a while ago.

https://electrek.co/2021/12/02/elec...-tesla-powerpacks-over-140-charging-stations/

 

[jefro]

It raises voltage from 480 three phase to what I assume to be 900 VDC.

 

[tls]

Why would Tesla make equipment that could output 900V?

 

[FlasherZ]

This is a Tesla utility-grade power pack and charger/inverter. It is designed to flatten grid demand to lower demand-charge costs at the chargers. It isn't related to Tesla superchargers.

Commercial consumers of electricity pay "demand charges" based on how much they have drawn at once, in addition to total kWh. This allows them to keep their demand charges on the grid down by flattening their usage from the grid.

The 900V aspect of it is the battery pack. The equipment charges a 900V battery at a steady pace, then discharges it when required through the inverter to supply 480V, 3ph. Externally, it does not supply 900V to anything.

 

[jefro]

800V charger for fancy cars and trucks.

 

[tls]

800V charger for fancy cars and trucks.

Tesla doesn't build any 800V vehicles. But it sounds like as so often happens, @FlasherZ has the answer - the PowerPack itself is what has the 900V battery architecture.

 

[jefro]

I never said it was for current Tesla products.

 

[FlasherZ]

I never said it was for current Tesla products.

It isn't a charger for any vehicles, fancy or otherwise. As noted, it's a utility-grade power storage system.

 

[Roy2001]

800V charger for fancy cars and trucks.

No need, I bet 2nd gen Lightning would have it.

 

[jefro]

It's usually better to have more power.

Seems to be next gen specs. Unless they somehow get super batteries that can charge way way faster.

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