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RickXB

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Battery heater, power consumption?
« on: October 23, 2015, 05:10:51 PM »
Since it's below 10 celclus, I noticed that the power consumed is way higher than warmer days. On a 10hr charge during work, it consumed 30KW. At the end of my shift, BTL was 18 celcius. So I wonder what is the max power comsumption of this heater? Right now it doesn't matter since i'm plugging at work for free but I will surely change my routine for home charging in cold days.

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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2015, 05:47:09 PM »
if you have been measured in 10 h 30 kw . and 10 kW are charging the battery from 0 for then consumption approx . It is 2kw / h . for heat up
I think a lot, and not think it's so much you can consume heaters .
This past winter plugged 15 minutes before leaving, as recommended in the manual , but had no information on the temperature. Now that I 'll see if in 15 min up or not enough

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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2015, 02:39:48 AM »
300 W

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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2015, 09:44:04 AM »
Something is wrong with your meter - there is no way the bike pulled 30kw over 10 hours. That would mean the charger was pulling max power for the whole time.

The heaters are 300w.
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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2015, 02:24:36 PM »
....and this consume are discontinuus, warm up below 19 ºC and cut off at 21ºC, the target are 20ºC.

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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2015, 02:59:21 PM »
Save money: sleep with your bike in your bed!

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Re: Battery heater, power consumption?
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2017, 02:40:19 PM »
6 celsius in Toronto today.    At first i thought something was amiss when at a stand-still the bike is pulling 300watts.  Then i notice battery levels temp rising till they reached 20C.
My battery heaters work :)