Ev Charging
Ev charging with solar panels
Charging your EV with solar panels is an easy way to beat soaring energy
prices by reducing your dependency on the grid.
Solar panels offer a cheaper way to charge your EV with renewable energy
you generate yourself.
Depending on how much energy your solar panels generate, you can
potentially cut out the grid entirely and charge at 7kW with 100% solar
power.
However, most domestic solar installations in the UK are between
1kW and 4kW. With a small setup like this, you can either charge your EV
slowly with 100% solar or supplement grid energy with solar energy to
slash your charging costs.
You need only two things to charge your EV with solar panels: a solar
system and a smart home charger with solar integration.
How does solar panel charging work?
01
Your solar panels convert sunlight into DC electricity
02
An inverter, part of your solar system, converts that DC electricity to AC electricity
03
The AC electricity is fed to your distribution board to power devices,
while surplus electricity is stored in a battery (if installed)
04
The smart EV charger takes the AC electricity generated by the solar panels and charges your EV from the distribution board, or via the battery
05
The charger can use 100% solar power to charge an EV, or it can use a combination of solar + grid.
06
AC power flows through the cable into your EV, your EV’s onboard charger converts the AC back into DC electricity.
