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Rocket808

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This.

there isn’t much equipment to allow your car to charge, but a lot more equipment for the v2H capability.

The backup system can only pull 9.6KW so my subpanel (in photo with the stucco around) has the backed up breakers. Within other boxes are inverter, automatic transfer switches, physical cutoff switches for safety. And I also have solar so at least one extra component for solar cutoff.

interesting comment from @Wattsgas re:September - the motherboard in my delta inverter also died in September - so my solar generation is down (repair happening next week which Sunrun took 3 months to schedule - parts and tech availability issue). They are not monitoring the system! Not happy at all.
However charging still works and backup does still work

attached photo that is my version of the schematic.
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Tech came by, was not able to fix my solar problem. Waiting for another visit with 2 techs and up onto the roof
 

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I really think that the best way to go (if cost and space is not a concern) is to install house batteries that you can recharge from the truck. It would be like turning your house into a yacht or RV. Something like the Ecoflow Delta Pro or similar (Generac and Tesla make higher end systems also). These systems have the home backup part pretty dialed in since that is what they do. The car manufacturers make it too complicated in my opinion.

Or you can just get one of those collars that go on the meter (if your electrical provider allows it) and plug it into the truck as necessary. I do something similar with a neutral transfer switch and it works great.
 
 





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