Tesla's new robotic charger
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Is that for people who haven't mastered the extension cord?
What if this thing malfunctions and misses the hole?
Gizmos like these will come into use if, for example, a busy, multi-bay charging station can get by with one hired hand instead of 2 or 3. Kira
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The SAE J1772 connector (5 and 7 pin) are pretty foolproof. That said, any time that one is dealing with the potential for an arc flash (eg contactors welded shut or something), where I guess human out of the loop would be smart.
I think this is mainly for "fancy" car owners who dont want to touch the charging station, or want to press a button in the garage and have it connect. Implementing such a thing really isnt that hard.
Plus you can be sure that people are afraid of electricity, so the no touch capability may help overcome some fears (even if not substantiated).
I think this is mainly for "fancy" car owners who dont want to touch the charging station, or want to press a button in the garage and have it connect. Implementing such a thing really isnt that hard.
Plus you can be sure that people are afraid of electricity, so the no touch capability may help overcome some fears (even if not substantiated).
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Originally Posted By: sasha
What if this thing malfunctions and misses the hole?
There are analog connections that must be made and handshake before the contactors close for charging at the higher voltage DC side. This is all well defined in the use cases under SAE J1772. One variant of connector just supports slow charging, and another (with two additional pins) allows for enabling of a level 2 charging at higher current rate.
What if this thing malfunctions and misses the hole?
There are analog connections that must be made and handshake before the contactors close for charging at the higher voltage DC side. This is all well defined in the use cases under SAE J1772. One variant of connector just supports slow charging, and another (with two additional pins) allows for enabling of a level 2 charging at higher current rate.
That is super creepy!
I believe the goal is so that you can pull up to your front door, get out and go inside your house, then the car will drive itself to your garage and plug itself in. Then when you leave for work in the morning, the car knows what time to meet you at your front door with the HVAC and radio settings as you want, then you just get in and go.
This is a gimmick Tesla should not spend R&D resource on, they should concentrate on improving manufacture processes to increase production to meet demand. They also need increase R&D resource to bring next model(s) online as scheduled, instead of keep delaying month after month, quarter after quarter.
Originally Posted By: RedOakRanch
That is super creepy!
LOL! I was actually worried the robot might violate the forum's no R/S/P policy.
That is super creepy!
LOL! I was actually worried the robot might violate the forum's no R/S/P policy.
No one should believe that it is any more than a publicity stunt.
Exactly (or something like it). The company (ies) which provide their assembly line robots could easily throw one of these prototype-looking things in as a freebie.
Frankly, that video clip looked lame...almost like a high school science project winner from the 6 o'clock news. Kira
Frankly, that video clip looked lame...almost like a high school science project winner from the 6 o'clock news. Kira
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