Why would you faf around getting an expensive seperate GPO(s) installed when your EV Battery could probably power your whole house at least for some hours. All you need to do is get a Chinese / Taiwanese Hybrid Solar Inverter and plug it into the PV inputs of say Mpp Brand Inverters they go up to 600volts. You can get 10kW one for about $1000. Then just get a two way switch installed on your powerboard and switch over when you need to.
@MarsOzzie
9 күн бұрын
Yeah you switched it off. You try it in school zone will almost brake from 60 to 40 when you don't want it. Like outside school hours
@davideaston6872
14 күн бұрын
Would have Loved to see a Deap Dive into the converted car! Grate Video..
@petersimms4982
16 күн бұрын
An ozzys been building EVs for 10 yrs! Didnt your government think of funding a OZ EV ?😮
@MarsOzzie
9 күн бұрын
No brains mate
@jovceata
17 күн бұрын
Great video and congrats on the Dolphin i had one on order same spec but two weeks before delivery the BYD Seal was announced and i decided the Seal Dynamic was way too good to pass on it and absolutely love it
@robertmuster1350
19 күн бұрын
I have a home battery system that is LFP. Its nominal voltage is 25.6v (3.2 x 8). The system balances the cells during charging. It’s interesting to watch the cells during charge. The cells stay balance (4-10mv) without the need for any balancing happening. Under load there is some variation above 10mv in which case the balancing is activated. When the cells approach 100% capacity the cell variation increases and balancing is occurring across a range of cells. At this point it’s difficult to tell what the cell voltages are as balancing is working overtime. Once the battery is at 100%, the cells settle quickly as my system always has a load on the battery to feed the 230v system through the inverters connected to the battery. This would not be the case with an EV as there is no real load required, just the minimal load to feed the 12v system. After full charge has occurred, the cell delta is usually 4-8mv within a minute. I can see parallels to the battery monitoring you have found. I find this all very interesting.
@EVswitch
19 күн бұрын
Cool. That's interesting. What brand is your home battery? Is it BYD too?
@robertmuster1350
19 күн бұрын
@@EVswitch The cells are Winston (24 300ah cells configured as 3P8S). I’ve had them running our house off grid for 6.5 years. The battery management system is an ElectroDacus SBMS 120. The 35 solar panels are selected as required by another device to maintain constant charging throughout the daylight hours.
@simonpaine2347
22 күн бұрын
Can anyone please tell me if this will show me the status of the car when I am connected to a public charger? Presumably I will need to be in Bluetooth range....unless there's another way of doing this? Thanks.
@TheHuesSciTech
13 күн бұрын
BYD have an app for tracking the charging progress of the car. Not individual cells or cell voltages or anything like that, just the overall state of charge.
@simonpaine2347
12 күн бұрын
@@TheHuesSciTech Thanks, but I have the Yuan Plus which has the original software, which I am told by the very unreliable seller of the car, is not updatable and therefore the app won't work!
@EVswitch
23 күн бұрын
Just worked out a better way to calculate available capacity although it's much the same as what I did in the video. kWh charged / % charged x 100 = usable capacity. So for me it's 55kWh/95.7% x 100 = 57.47kWh. Then can find percentage of original capacity (ie. 100/60.4 x 57.47 = 95.15%) you could probably - or + 1% from this too as only displayed the nearest kWh (rather than Watt hours). Also dependant on the remaining SoC being accurate. Also assuming that 60.4kWh was the original usable capacity (which I never measured). This will be far more interesting once I've done the same test on future calibrations, as I can then compare. (If there are any mathematicians out there feel free to correct my maths.)
@user-wz8hp2ix9f
25 күн бұрын
Would just few solar panels make the car stores the solar power?
@EVswitch
25 күн бұрын
It's possible. But would take up a lot of luggage space for panels and inverters etc. Check out Power of Light's channel. He did a coast to coast trip across the USA in a Tesla only powered by his portable solar panels. youtube.com/@solarcannonballrun?si=iQv4-4zKEaWI0UPW
@MRTPR
28 күн бұрын
Excellent info 😎
@Offshore-boats-NZ-Australia
29 күн бұрын
formula clarification pleae at 6:16 of your video you have a calculation of 55KWh = 2.5KWh = 57.5 where did you get the 2.5 value from ?
@EVswitch
28 күн бұрын
Yeah, I probably wasn't too clear on that. I had just over 4% of the battery according to the "guessometre" on the dash, so that added about 2.5kWh. So it was an estimation of current capacity. There might be a better way of doing it.
@Offshore-boats-NZ-Australia
23 күн бұрын
@@EVswitch I have done a test fowwing your method on a New Seal and I was hopping to share the details with you as I am getting some no so good results. How best to communicate in private if possible to share the info?
@EVswitch
23 күн бұрын
I'd say this is dependant on an accurate SoC. I tried to be as accurate as possible by charging to 100% the week before getting it under 10% then calibrating to 100%. Also I just worked out a better way to calculate this although it's much the same. kWh charged / % charged x 100 = usable capacity. So for me it's 55kWh/95.7% x 100 = 57.47kWh. Then can find percentage of original capacity (ie. 100/60.4 x 57.47 = 95.15%) you could probably - or + 1% from this too as only displayed the nearest kWh (rather than Watt hours). feel free to email your details at [email protected]
@wildpig9532
29 күн бұрын
Hi Mate I’m looking on the IOS App Store, there is so many apps that contain the name of car scanner, can you please advise the full name or give a link
@EVswitch
29 күн бұрын
With the OBD2 device you should have instructions on which apps will work with it. I'm using Car Scanner ELM OBD2 with Android. My Veepeak VP11 model doesn't work with iOS. In the instructions it says you should choose the Bluetooth LE (4.0) model for iOS.
@Offshore-boats-NZ-Australia
29 күн бұрын
love your video however we cant see to communicate with the seal model the same way.
@EVswitch
29 күн бұрын
Haven't tried with the Seal, and the profile doesn't seem to be listed in the app. Maybe try the BYD OBD2 basic sensors profile? Can confirm works with Dolphin though.
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Please note: The OBD2 device I'm using is Android compatible, there is a different model that is compatible with iOS. Please check if the OBD2 blue tooth device compatible with your mobile. Re uploaded this because, previous version had a couple of errors 😳.
@stefan2796
Ай бұрын
BYD won the world championship 2023...in depreciation.
@JesusmyLordSaviorand
Ай бұрын
Great information regarding state of charge and calibration. I might add the lower the amperage during charge the better it is for the health of the battery. I can share the information from electrochemical and also research on EV battery from a University .
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Thank you. If you have a link to the info, that would be interesting.
@JesusmyLordSaviorand
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch Inferening from time 26mins 43sec. from kzitem.info/news/bejne/mqp_q6p3Zn-Ta2ksi=LTj0JunnTuHmPh5T
@CheerfulCamping-nm2pu
Ай бұрын
2 thumb for you good day
@ullischnulli9614
Ай бұрын
A very good thing. I dream of using it to operate my split air conditioning system for heating that I installed last year. And recharge the vehicle battery with solar modules from the roof and a small storage buffer😉.
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Good idea. As long as it's a small split system I can imaging that's possible. I've powered a portable air compressor system overnight ok.
@brettbarnes7370
Ай бұрын
Thanks for making that video, I am also an ATTO3 owner and enjoy travelling around in WA.
@ciaranon38
Ай бұрын
Very handy but the real game changer is going to be V2H .vehicle to home. This technology will power the entire house gor several days directly from your EV.
@ullischnulli9614
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the good consumption overview. With V2L it's camping 2.0😉. Beautiful area in South Australia, I only know NSW, was there for 6 weeks over 40 years ago. Greetings from Germany.
@alanmacalister7709
2 ай бұрын
We use say 5 to 10 kWh per day unless tripping. So if I follow correctly, if not concerned about GOM accuracy, the best recharging practice for our Atto 3 is at up to 32 amps in the range 40% to 60% and only to 100% pre lon0ger trips and <10% - 100% twice a year?
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Yes, I think you'd be fine doing that. However (disclaimer) BYD recommend charging to 100% once a week. Personally I get my SOC up to 100% once every 2 to 3 weeks. The LFP battery in the atto3 is far more forgiving charging to 100% than a NMC battery, so I wouldn't be too concerned charging to 100% more often. Just don't leaving it sitting on 100% for days.
@ullischnulli9614
2 ай бұрын
Hello EV switch, thank you for your detailed presentation, I couldn't have said it better. Sorry for German language, my English is bad, it just takes too long. A translator for reading is faster. We live in Northern Germany. It looks exactly the same here with all the wind turbines and cornfields. Für meine Frau und mich möchte ich einen BYD Dolphin kaufen. Seit 3 Jahren fahren wir einen VW Golf 8 Plug in Hybrid. Der fährt sehr gut, aber das häufige Laden ist lästig bei dem kleinen Akku. Der BYD kann ja auch V2L, Du hast ja ein Video darüber gemacht. Und die BYD haben langlebige FTP-Akkus, bekommen wir durch viel Fahren nie kaputt. Und sicherer als ein NMC ist der LFP allemal. Hier gibt es nur wenige BYD, und das technische Wissen darüber ist sehr rah. Deshalb freue ich mich, einen technikversierten Menschen wie Dich, der sich mit der BYD Technik gut auskennt, gefunden zuhaben. Es hört sich an, als wärest Du mit dem Auto sehr zufrieden, das ist für mich ein gutes Zeichen. Ich schaue mir Deine Videos gern an, Du hast eine ruhige, verlässliche Art, die Dinge zu erklären. Mach bitte weiter so👍. Gruß Ulli
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I was in Germany in 2007 and was impressed with all the solar panels I saw as I traveled by train through the countryside. In 2007 Australia had hardly any renewable energy, but in the last 10 years it has grown hugely, and now in South Australia we reach nearly 100% wind and solar often in the middle of the day. It's great to see. My sister has bought a BYD Dolphin and she loves it. She knows a lot more about electric cars than me and has converted a car to electric in the past. I plan to do a video with her soon. So look out for that one.
@ullischnulli9614
Ай бұрын
Great, then you know Europe too😀. In Germany, electricity generation from renewable energies rose to 56 percent in 2023 and we often have overproduction and a lack of storage. A video about your sister's Dolphin would be great. I would also be interested in the consumption and range. BYD only states 7 km more range for the WLTP than for the Atto 3. That can't be true. How are your maintenance costs? In Germany 1st year approx. 400, 2nd year approx. 780 €. I think BYD is crazy. Maybe independent workshops are a solution. The guarantee remains intact. BYD does a lot of things really well with its cars, but there is no usual consumption overview of the last trips. There was enough time to program it, so what does BYD want to hide, what do you think about it?
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
@@ullischnulli9614 that seems very high for maintenance. Here the average is under $300 per year. Although I got my first one complementary.
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
@@ullischnulli9614 I think there is a way to reset the consumption graph. And it also can show your average consumption for the last 50km on the small screen.
@ullischnulli9614
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch Resetting is good. That's enough too. Thanks.👍
@mal6135
2 ай бұрын
Good info as I will soon be travelling from Newcastle(-ish)NSW to Adelaide, returning home via Mt Gambia and GOR. Regarding the RAA charger at Beachport, is it co-funded by S.A. Gov't? If so, I would have thought that a condition of funding required it to be available for public charging as is the case here in NSW. Might be worth following up.
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
Yes, I would have thought so. I guess their logic was they were only destination chargers. Fortunately the RAA Mt Gambier fast charger is up and running now. Thanks for watching 🙂
@NicolaMs007
2 ай бұрын
was wondering with your Atto3 how you run your fridge when on the road, I do have a car fridge that runs of a built in battery, but would need to be plugged in from time to time...
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
I plugged into the 12v (cigarette lighter) port. Fridge has 2 options 12v plug or normal power point plug which I use with v2L.
@NicolaMs007
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch just a question, though with the 12V where is the socket in the back of the car, as I don't have one, and was thinking do I need to get an extension lead for the 12V for it to run in the boot with the 12 V in the front of the car.
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
@@NicolaMs007 yes, that's what I do. Run a 12v extension from the front. Would be nice if there was a socket in the back.
@NicolaMs007
2 ай бұрын
as wondering version of the Atto 3 ou have, I have an Atto 3 and m SOC at 100% is 480km as I have the extended battery....could you please let me know which battery you have and which year model as mine is a 2023 Model Atto 3 thanks, but great video
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
I have the same extended range 60kWh battery. 480 is not real world range. I get about 420km for normal driving. On highways you'd get more like 360km. I was getting less (330km) because of heavier load and headwind. Got mine in 2022, which I'm pretty sure is same as the 2023 model.
@NicolaMs007
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch I actually done real range test of the Atto 3 am I get the full 480 Kms, don't know what you did to try it out though....are you using the dynamic range or the standard...as that would give you the 420 km range, as I discovered this few weeks back...
@EVswitch
Ай бұрын
@@NicolaMs007 480 is very good. Depends on where you drive I guess. I have hills near me, and have averaged about 14.3 kWh/100km for all driving. What's your reading?
@NicolaMs007
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch Yes, I drive from my place on Lake Mac to Sydney and always lose 18% due to the highway driving, but there are few steep Decents on the way down, which put some charge back into the battery.... I have also priced an extension 12V lead from Jaycar and will be getting one for when I get my 12V Brass Monkey 15L fridge out of storage...it also contains a battery as well which can run for 2 to 3 hrs, but the 12V socket would be ideal, this way, I can keep it running all the time...keeping small bottles of water cold for my passengers...I have also checked out an 8 way switch for 12V lighting as I would be installing 6 led pod lights on the front roof rack, small STEDI lightbar on the front and fog lamps as well, all of which would operate from the one switch...but each individual light would have it's on fuse...
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
The Mount Gambier RAA fast chargers are now operational. maps.app.goo.gl/x2XAHPgiC3TuEyjU6
@aamir122a
2 ай бұрын
I am charging at 32 Amps at home on Atto 3 extended , do you think it is too much , should I be charging at 16 Amps for better battery life . FYI unless an emergency do not intend to use fast DC chargers.
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
32 amps is fine. Any type2 charging is best for battery life. I just charge on 15amps because cheaper for my circumstances.
@simonpaine2347
22 күн бұрын
I mostly charge at 6amps which is the lowest setting on my "charger". When I need to charge faster I just up the amps to 10, 15 22 or very rarely the highest 32. This is for 2 reasons. I charge from my solar system, so I don't want to charge more than the system can deliver and put too much strain on my home batteries, but mainly because I firmly believe that effectively trickle charging the batteries for most of the charging, even though it's not the most efficient, is the better for the long term health of the battery.
@petermorris2944
2 ай бұрын
Quick question, did you get any idea of how much charge the fridge used per day?
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
Not exactly, but it was pretty minimal. Plugged into the 12v socket while driving and then V2L when camping. Manual says must have more than 15% SOC to use V2L. I'd have much higher to be safe as lost a few % overnight. Some of that would be the fridge, and also just having the V2L inverter on uses a bit. ( I've used the fridge in the past just with a deep cycle AMG battery and would last a couple of days. )
@davideaston6872
2 ай бұрын
Nice Video.. See you are in my area Echunga If you see Me and my Green BYD Please Wave!
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
Nice colour, that green 👌
@davideaston6872
2 ай бұрын
Look at having a Switch added to Fuse Board to switch Lights over.. LED's a VERY Low wattage
@user-bs8or7kh7g
2 ай бұрын
how to view dashcam on my mobile?
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
That would be cool. But I don't know of a simple way to view on your mobile.
@phoarey
2 ай бұрын
Informative video. Interesting how much camping gear fitted.
@paulmcgougan
2 ай бұрын
Good sensible advice.
@Migster1965
2 ай бұрын
The car doesnt come with in built dash cam?
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
Depends on the model. My Atto3 had the dash cam built in. In Australia the Dolphin and Seal don't come with it but an OEM BYD dash camera can be purchased relatively cheaply and installed yourself.
@Migster1965
2 ай бұрын
@EVswitch ok. That's strange that the other 2 models don't get it
@EVswitch
2 ай бұрын
@@Migster1965 Yeah, not sure why. I've heard it might have something to do with privacy concerns in some markets.
@GDM22
Ай бұрын
@@Migster1965 They also don't get the powered roof blind and powered glass roof, different pluses and minuses.
@TabashiiSC2
Ай бұрын
@@EVswitch They told me the same about the dashcam in the Atto 3 in Belgium. The dashcam is there, but can't be used to save videos, only for the 360° camera function. They told me this will most likely be added in the future, with an over the air update though.
@user-hg9ij7rf1f
3 ай бұрын
BYD World's Best Car of the Year
@pkerry12
3 ай бұрын
Lol well no tesla have a better 360 dash cam system with 7 cameras all around, tesla also has sentery mode when parked 360 degrees also.
@joshd793
3 ай бұрын
You should post some of these to Dash Cam Australia.
@EVswitch
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I did post one, not sure they used it though.
@EVswitch
3 ай бұрын
Don't worry, the Kangaroo was fine, it dodged me just in time :)
@tinymuddygecko
3 ай бұрын
Great video. Gives me confidence to take my Atto down to Robe. Interested to know much energy you used on the trip with the fridge etc on vtl.
@EVswitch
3 ай бұрын
😊 Thanks. Didn't really notice the state of change drop too much with fridge running and occasionally boiling the kettle. Overnight might have dropped 2%.
@MRTPR
3 ай бұрын
Like the hat and agree the RAA chargers should dedicated for EV'S. Nicely done 😀
@EVswitch
3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate. Been wanting a wide brimmed hat for a while, finally found one I like 😊
@char_lou
3 ай бұрын
Informative video 😎 The atto3 and power of the ocean .. very apt 🌊
@EVswitch
3 ай бұрын
Thanks 😘. Atto 3 certainly had plenty of power. Mostly thanks to the sun and wind 😊
@tinymuddygecko
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for making the video. I am looking to put in the same setup with my atto3 from the carport into my kitchen to power fridge, modem and perhaps tv. Seems like we are getting more storms in Adel that result in power outages. My electrician advised that I should install an rcbo in the carport input for residual current protection. I noticed you said that your appliances switch off if too much is connected. Do you have an rcbo installed?
@EVswitch
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting. Yeah, It does seem we are getting more storms and power outages. I've used this on two occasions to keep the fridge on. But I have been using it quite a lot in the evenings for my TV too. It's essentially just an extension cable, so haven't had any rcbo installed. I guess protections would be built into the adaptor or inverter. But I'm not an electrical expert, so don't quote me. I think the power might be a little lower than 240v, perhaps 220v, but it still works fine. I've had the power trip a number of time when there was too much load. But I haven't had to reset anything. Just turned off the device overloading it, and the power came back on. I've heard of people using over 3kw with simple resistance devices, but I think that was with a modified adaptor.
@tinymuddygecko
4 ай бұрын
I've looked at the instruction booklet that came with the vtl and it only describes overload protection not residual current protection (aka safety switch now known as rcbo). I believe that the latest electrical regs for new work require an rcbo on every circuit not just one for the house like the old safety switch. Even though this is power from the car and not the grid, the same principle applies. Might be something to check with your electrician. Looking forward to more video's - with local content. One about your portable charger would be good, as I went with a fixed 7kW charger to avoid forgetting to pack the portable one for a trip. I'll let you know how my vtl setup performs once it's installed.
@EVswitch
4 ай бұрын
@@tinymuddygecko Cool. Thanks for the info. I'll look into that. Yes, I'll have to do some more videos soon 🙂
@thepepelyfe
5 ай бұрын
That’s cool you installed a plug that can power essentials during an outage. Does that off grid caravan plug power the entire house or just the new plug switches installed at the kitchen area?
@EVswitch
5 ай бұрын
Just that one power point in the kitchen. I could run additional extension cords from the V2L power board, but the maximum power is limited to around 3kW. I have seen a video where they powered the house using some sort of auto change over switch where it disconnects from the grid and uses the car instead of a generator. But that looked rather complicated. I just kept it simple. The future vehicle to grid technology sounds promising though. Shame the Atto3 doesn't have that.
@char_lou
5 ай бұрын
From ICE to nice 😎
@MRTPR
5 ай бұрын
Excellent work fella's 😎
@char_lou
5 ай бұрын
Very cool, and so versatile 😎 Running a fridge/freezer during a long power outage is going to reduce food losses too 👌
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