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To: ctdonath2

Hairdryers are not on for 8 hours continuously. 1500 watts all night for full 8 hours is and extra 360 kilowatt hours a month just by itself, now multiply that by 2 cars times the neighborhood size, and that little neighborhood transformer never cools down overnight.


159 posted on 10/17/2017 12:09:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Residential transformer sizing hasn’t accounted for an added electrical vehicle load during a peak draw season. See ANSI standards based tables:

https://www.electricities.com/Libraries/Training/Transformer_Sizing_Handout.sflb.ashx


297 posted on 10/17/2017 3:59:40 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Hairdryers are not on for 8 hours continuously. 1500 watts all night for full 8 hours is and extra 360 kilowatt hours a month just by itself, now multiply that by 2 cars times the neighborhood size, and that little neighborhood transformer never cools down overnight.”

Transformers are designed for peak load. AC, lights, TVs, stove, hot water heater all going.

Much more than 1500 watts! You go to sleep and all that demand essentially goes away. Much more than 1500 watts.

And it is not all night. Two hours of charging satisfies most commuting needs.

Do the math.


301 posted on 10/17/2017 4:12:08 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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