A standard car battery charger usually consumes between 50 and 100 watts of power. However, the exact power consumption can vary depending on the model and the charging rate. Can the wattage use of a 10 amp battery charger be calculated?
The wattage of the charger determines the amount of power it consumes. The wattage is the product of the voltage and the current. For example, a charger that uses 12 volts and 5 amps of current has a wattage of 60 watts. It is worth noting that the power consumed by the charger is not equal to the energy delivered to the battery.
If one station is in use, it gets the full 30 amps of available power. If another vehicle plugs into another charger on that circuit, each charging stations would receive 15 amps of power. Using our formula, we can see how this affects the amount of kW delivered to the EV:
Suppose you have an EV with a 7.2 kW rating. This means if you use the charging station from Example 1, your EV can accept the full 7.2 kW of power that the charging station can supply. However, if you plug this same EV into the charging station from Example 2, it can still only accept a maximum of 7.2 kW of power.
Most battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) available today can accept between 40 to 48-amps while charging from a level 2, 240-volt source. However, there are charging stations available today that can deliver more power, and some that can deliver far less, so deciding how many amps you need for your EV charger might seem a little confusing.
These stations come with various amperage ratings to meet the power needs of different EVs. For instance, the Blink Series 7 Level 2 Charging Station can deliver up to 80 amps of power to your EV.