Charging mode

The IEC 61851 classes of charging: Mode 2 from a socket with a control box in the cable, Mode 3 from a fixed AC charge point, Mode 4 from a DC charger.

Explained in

Charging hardware · Stop 02Where does AC become DC?Rectifier, DC/DC converter, contactors: the steps from grid current to battery current, why power is voltage times current, and the three charging modes of IEC 61851.
  1. RectifierThe first stage of a DC charger, which turns the grid's alternating current into an intermediate direct voltage.
  2. DC/DC converterThe stage of a DC charger that turns its internal DC voltage into the voltage and current the car asks for, moment by moment.