Learning path · One DC charger, opened up

Charging hardware

Follow a service technician through one morning at a charging hub, and understand what sits inside a charger, from the grid terminal to the plug.

9 stops · about 58 min · Intermediate, builds on ev charging fundamentals · 0 of 9 done

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What you will understand

Read a charger like a diagram: where power enters, where it is converted and where it is measured.

  1. Stops 01 · 02

    AC and DC

    Where the current is converted, and what that means for power.

  2. Stop 03

    Connectors

    Type 2, Combo 2, and why DC cables are fixed.

  3. Stops 04 · 05 · 06

    Inside the charger

    Modules, sharing, and why cables get thick.

  4. Stops 07 · 08

    In service

    What a charger needs before use, and how uptime is counted.

Stop 09 brings it together: One charger, fully understood. Then the final assessment and a verifiable certificate.