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Remove the 3p contactor wiring example
In this example, the contactor poles are not mechanically linked, so we do not recommend such a setupt and thus should get rid of it here. (While at, adjust the image scaling a little bit) Signed-off-by: Michael Heimpold <michael.heimpold@chargebyte.com>
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docs/source/everest_charging_stack.rst

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@@ -68,30 +68,21 @@ A phase count switching setup always consists of two contactors which are contro
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stack more or less independently. There exists two different kinds of hardware setups which are
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different in the physical wiring:
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* **serial** setup type: In this setup type both contactors are wired in 'series'. This means, that
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the primary contactor always switches all phases (directly or indirectly) while the secondary contactor
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only switches the phases 2 and 3. The advantage of such a connection is that all phases appear
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simultaneously on the car side, not one after another.
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To achieve this, the primary contactor either switches all phases or, in addition to the neutral line
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and one phase, also switches the control path from the secondary contactor.
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From the software perspective, the secondary contactor is switched on first, but switched off last.
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In contrast to the primary contactor: this one is switched on last, but switched off first.
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This ensures - in combination with the physical setup - a homogeneous view of the grid to
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the car. Thus the charger appears to be a single-phase only or a three-phase charger.
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.. _switch-3ph1ph-serial-1:
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.. figure:: _static/images/switch-3ph1ph-serial-4p-contactor.drawio.svg
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:width: 80%
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* **serial** setup type: In this setup type both contactors are wired in 'series': while the primary
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primary contactor switches all phases, the secondary contactor only switches the phases 2 and 3.
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However, it is also required that all phases appear simultaneously on the car side, not one after
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another. To achieve this, from the software perspective, the secondary contactor is switched on first,
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but switched off last. In contrast to the primary contactor: this one is switched on last,
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but switched off first.
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This ensures - in combination with the physical setup - a homogeneous view of the grid from the
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car side. Thus the charger appears to be a single-phase only or a three-phase charger.
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.. _switch-3ph1ph-serial:
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.. figure:: _static/images/switch-3ph1ph-serial.drawio.svg
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:width: 50%
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Example wiring with two contactors 'in series', both with auxiliary contacts for feedback generation.
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Both contactors must be rated for 400 V in this setup.
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.. _switch-3ph1ph-serial-2:
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.. figure:: _static/images/switch-3ph1ph-serial-3p-contactor.drawio.svg
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:width: 80%
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Another example wiring with two contactors 'in series'. Here too, both contactors must be
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rated for 400 V. In this example, the primary contactor only needs to switch 3 wires.
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Note, that both contactors must be rated for 400 V in this setup.
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* **mutual** setup type: In this setup type, two different contactors are used 'in parallel'. However,
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it is important that only one contactor can be active at a time, i.e. they exclude each other *mutually*.
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.. _switch-3ph1ph-mutual:
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.. figure:: _static/images/switch-3ph1ph-mutual.drawio.svg
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Example wiring with two contactors in 'mutual' setup. The primary contactor must be
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rated for 400 V, the secondary contactor can be rated for 230 V only.

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