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Why can’t the electric vehicle battery be charged or not fully charged? Is it related to the charging pile? The answer is here!
2023-11-7
Recently, some users have reported that they charged at the charging pile, but the battery ran out of power very quickly. Some people think that the electric vehicle battery cannot be charged or is not fully charged. Some people think that the charging pile provides "virtual power". After being fully charged, the cruising range is not as long as charging at an ordinary socket, which harms everyone's interests. Is this true? What's going on? Let’s follow the editor of the charging station to find out:
Here we need to explain to users that the charging pile does not charge the electric vehicle with empty electricity. The charging pile equipment only provides a power supply, which also uses normal household voltage of 220V. It has the same charging principle and essence as other ordinary socket charging. The charging pile is just a device that controls the switch of the socket. The charging process actually needs to be controlled by the user's own charger. The device itself will not reduce the voltage and limit the current. The charging effect depends on the user's charger and battery.
So why do you feel there is a big difference?
First of all, when charging at the socket at home, it is likely that you plug in the charger and go to do other things. You don't pay attention to how long it takes to fully charge. One charge lasts a day or night.
Under normal circumstances, the charger is considered to be full after the green light turns on. In fact, when the charger has a green light, a small current will continue to charge the battery. This scientific name is called "float charging". Under normal circumstances, the battery will be fully charged only after charging for 1 to 2 hours after the charger turns green. Secondly, the charger and battery have a service life. Generally, the battery has a one-year factory warranty. If properly maintained, the use may be extended to about two years. The life of a battery that is frequently deeply discharged will diminish faster.
Why is there a problem of not being fully charged?
① Temperature influence: As the weather gets colder, the battery activity will decrease to a certain extent as the temperature decreases. Most electric vehicles are lead-acid batteries. Lead-acid batteries can be stored normally and discharged to a large extent at an ambient temperature of 25°C. However, at 15°C, the charging and storage capacity of the battery is only 2/3 of the normal environment, or even lower. So this will give everyone two feelings: the battery life is shortened and the running is boring. ?② Scenario impact: Most charging piles are distributed in underground garages, carports, and outdoor public areas. In winter, these places are obviously colder than indoors. Combined with the first point, the colder the ambient temperature, the less conducive to battery charging. Therefore, it is easy to cause the feeling of "not as powerful as charging at home". ?③Adapter impact: Many electric vehicle chargers do not judge whether the electric vehicle is fully charged based on parameters such as the actual charging current and voltage, but simply use a timer. For example, when the current drops to less than 1A for 2 hours, the current is forcibly cut off (the time varies, until the battery voltage drops and then resumes power). Without judging whether the overall charging has entered the trickle-float charging stage. When the electric vehicle charger actively cuts off the current, it will trigger the charging pile's judgment mechanism, thinking that the plug has been unplugged or the car is fully charged, so the charging pile actively ends charging. When the electric vehicle charger resumes work, there is no more power input. When charging at a normal socket, since the socket will not maintain power supply according to the current charging conditions, when this type of electric vehicle charger resumes work, it can continue to have power input, thus ensuring that there is enough power to charge into the battery. ? ④ Comprehensive impact: The actual situation of the electric car battery may be different from what you imagine. Long-term non-charging, battery failure, connection line failure, etc. may cause the battery to not be calculated as a normal charging battery. In actual use, the battery may not be as durable as imagined.
Finally, I suggest that you pay more attention to some electric vehicle maintenance tips. The service life of a lead-acid battery is only about one and a half years, and the number of charge and discharge times is about 300 times. The charger must be a regular original manufacturer that ensures voltage and current matching. Develop good charging habits to avoid causing trouble to your travels.
Related questions and answers
1. Why does the charger not stop when the green light is on? The indicator light of the electric vehicle charger has turned green, but it is actually continuing to charge, indicating that the charger is in a float charging state. The final stage of electric vehicle charging is the float charging maintenance stage, also known as trickle charging. At this time, the green light of the charging pile port flashes. Charging ends when the green light of the charging pile port stays on and does not flash. 2. Why is the self-stop time different every time it is fully charged? First, the remaining power of the battery is different each time. Second, the time required for charging is related to the power of the charger. A charger with a high power will take a short time, and a charger with a low power will take a long time. Generally, the original charger must consider the charging time and the impact of charging current on the battery, so as to configure the most appropriate charging power. 3. Why does the same car have different charging power each time? ?Charging power depends entirely on your charger. The charger will convert the voltage into the corresponding charging power according to its factory-designed parameters. The charging process is divided into constant current stage, constant voltage stage, and trickle stage. The charger power is constantly changing during the entire process. In addition, due to the influence of factors such as the remaining battery power and ambient temperature, the charging settlement power normally has a fluctuation range of 20%.
4. It is full and stops automatically. Why doesn’t it take long enough? The battery life is limited. After aging, it can no longer hold so much power. ?5. Why are some batteries never fully charged? It may be that the battery is aging and leaking, or the charger is faulty, or the vehicle circuit is leaking and self-discharging. It is recommended to check and replace it in time.