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Charging via CCS DC Fast Charge requires Powerline Communication (PLC). The TP-Link TL-PA4010 (discontinued, but widely available used) is an inexpensive home PLC unit that is designed to use a residence's mains wiring (power lines) as a communication medium for ethernet. It can be repurposed to be used as a CCS EV Communications Controller (EVCC)<ref>https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2262</ref>. | Charging via CCS DC Fast Charge requires Powerline Communication (PLC). The TP-Link TL-PA4010 (discontinued, but widely available used) is an inexpensive home PLC unit that is designed to use a residence's mains wiring (power lines) as a communication medium for ethernet. It can be repurposed to be used as a CCS EV Communications Controller (EVCC)<ref>https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2262</ref>. Additional resources have been compiled by uhi22<ref>https://github.com/uhi22/pyPLC</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 17:23, 3 April 2023
Overview
Charging via CCS DC Fast Charge requires Powerline Communication (PLC). The TP-Link TL-PA4010 (discontinued, but widely available used) is an inexpensive home PLC unit that is designed to use a residence's mains wiring (power lines) as a communication medium for ethernet. It can be repurposed to be used as a CCS EV Communications Controller (EVCC)[1]. Additional resources have been compiled by uhi22[2].
TL-PA4010
The TL-PA4010 utilizes the Qualcomm Atheros QCA7420 PLC comm IC. Examples can be purchases via eBay etc. for well under USD$20 (Apr2023). Variants include single-PCB versions as well as two-PCB, which are used when the unit provides a pass-through mains connnector. Both variants utilize the same PLC IC and adapt well for CCS.