Entries by Rod Dilkes

CANcharge Charger Control Demonstration

CANcharge is a small microprocessor dongle that EV Power has developed that can be configured to provide the ideal user defined charge curve for almost any battery. It works with almost any CANbus (J1939) enabled charger. CANcharge – Controller for CANbus (J1939 ) Enabled Battery Chargers

New Product – EV Power Smart Precharger

Going back to our roots as a specialist electronics manufacturer we pleased to introduce the new Smart Precharger. DC Motor controllers and Inverters typically have large internal capacitors on their input. They require inrush protection when first powering up to prevent a large current spike which can damage contactors , switches or blow fuses. The […]

A Word About Bottom Balancing

We sometimes have customers asking about a BMS or charger that can do “bottom balancing”. This is my standard response: Hi, There is no such thing as bottom balancing, at least if you want your cells to survive. That is a terrible piece of disinformation put forward years back by Jack Rickard and promulgated by […]