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Your EU 7000 is AC power, your EV is DC, you still need an Inverter to power your house.vnew EVs use AC but they have a rectifier to convert it to DC, and most EVs are 400 to 800 volts, so if you used the AC side you would need a XFMR. Randy Last edited by Randy Wells; 12-08-2023 at 11:49 PM. |
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How do they run with the extension cords then Randy? The truck already converts it. If you watch the video, he does exactly as I'm saying. The Lightning puts out 9KW of AC Power. Go to 25.39 -26:50 on the video. That plug only puts out 7000 watts (Like my Generator) but it's the same as having my Generator. My Honda uses 5 gallons of gas every 12 hours, or 10 gallon a day. 3 days would be 30 gallon. That's 100.00 worth of gas, at least. The Lighting can be recharged at about 20 dollars a 'tankful' of electric if charging at home. So it's a good bit cheaper.
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Jeff, the EV probably has a Inverter to convert DC to AC to power the AC motor and a rectifier to convert AC to DC to charge your batteries, so I can see how plugging in to you charging circuit could work for powering your house, if it 120v most newer EVs are 400v AC so you would still need a XFMR, just don't belive it is as efficient as they say. I really have not studied EVs just shooting from the cuff as a master electrician
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For the people trying to read Randy and my conversation I'll summarize to help out a bit.The plugs out the back of the Ford Lighting put out 7000 KW (watts) AC. Just like our Generators. You can plug them right into your house either using a manual transfer box or extension cords.. Ford says it will power up an average house for 3 days, at least. Randy disputes their that efficient. If you want the full 9000 KW (watts) you need to hook up to the same drivers side battery port as where you charge the Truck. This is Battery power DC and must be inverted to Household AC. Hence the need for all the expensive equipment. But also keep in mind, this is the first generation of these types of vehicles. They will get bigger, more powerful, and better as all this technology advances. The plan going forward is to someday allow your Trucks and EV's power to be purchased off of you, if you like, during brownouts etc.
I'm not a master Electrician like Randy, but was President of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine workers of America for the last 10 years of my employment and did quite a bit of this stuff myself.
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By the way, how does your local electrical plant create electricity (fossil fuel?) In CA they don’t buy back your electricity at the same rate you pay for it so you lose money plugging in your EV. More problems created by government meddling and then more laws and overreach to try to fix the problems they created.
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