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Tesla already has a lot of technology in their Super Charger stations to control the total charge rate. E.g. if you park right next to another car both will cha
by t0mas88 11y ago
Tesla already has a lot of technology in their Super Charger stations to control the total charge rate. E.g. if you park right next to another car both will charge slower, because there is a limit in power per 2 adjacent parking spots. The same goes for the total over all spots, if they are all in use, the cars will charge slower.
So having 500 spots in a garage means you'll need to have some technology that is aware of which car is in need of charging and when the owner is expected to return. You can then set dynamic pricing to motivate car owners to charge at the moment you have enough capacity and encourage them not to all request full charge-rate at busy moments in the garage.
- mikeash 11y agoJust in case some Tesla owner discovers this fact here, a seriously tiny nitpick: supercharger pairs aren't necessarily directly adjacent. Your best bet is to look at the label. 1A is paired with 1B, 2A with 2B, etc. In any case, allocating power between cars is relatively easy. The cars themselves can be told how much they're allowed to draw, and this can be changed on the fly, so you don't need any fancy power electronics, just enough smarts to monitor usage and tell cars how much they can take based on that.