Charger efficiency part 2 (3 phase)
Set point current (A) Power battery (W) *) Power AC (W) Current AC (A) Power efficiency (%) 32 19604 21507 31.52 91.2 28 17074 18681 27.40 91.4 24 14714 16080 23.59 91.5 20 12022 13060 19.26 **) 92.1 16 9231 …
Category: ZOE
Charger efficiency
A lot has been written, assumed, wrongly (and rightly) measured and interpreted about the efficiency of the charger. The biggest problem has always been that the big capacitors in the the charger filter section create a fairly large phase shift …
Taking TPMS a bit further
Note: I drafted this post in February and somehow never published it. Github user SMCinc posted his research on ZOE’s TPMS system in CanZE’s issue tracker. The proper TPMS sensors can be coaxed to transmit their ID using 125 kHz …
And the BCB
Fantastic. Thank you @mikeselectricstuff
More PEB stuff
Billiant video of a deep teardown of the PEB (Q model only, made by mikeselectricstuff.
ZE50
I had my hands on a ZE50, but unfortunately no CLIP tool was available to “tap”. Things have definitely changed. The SAE1962 (“OBD2”) connector has moved to the A pillar just in front of the handle to open the bonnet; …
Still more BCB and Filter pictures
Thanks to SpeakEV user B9er we can present you even more pictures of a gutted Q model BCB and Filter. Contrary to my earlier thoughts, the neutral current sensor is in the black box. BTW, this part failed and he …
Tire IDs
The Tire IDs (and pressures) are conveniently labeled Front Left, Front Right, etcetera, but the car has no separate receivers for the individual wheels. It just sees four values coming in and checks it. Enough for the warning light, but …
When does ZOE “phone home”?
I’ve been busy recoding the interface between my home automation and ZE services as Renault changed their entire apps and API to “MY Renault”. That worked out with the kind help provided by James. All back on track again in …
200.000 kms passed (not me)
Dutch Q210 driver “OlafH” just had his August 2014 ZOE pass 200.000 kilometers (about 125.000 miles). SOH 91%. Who would have thought.