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  • Page 1 Cabur PLUS EV Smart Chargers Installation and operating manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Revision history ..........................3 Introduction ..........................4 General information ......................4 2.1.1 About this manual ......................4 2.1.2 About safety ........................4 2.1.3 About maintenance......................5 Warranty and liability........................6 Limits of use ..........................6 Technical data ..........................8 Installation ..........................
  • Page 3 11 Load balancing ........................... 43 12 System upgrade.......................... 45 13 Language configuration ......................47 Markings Point of contact under Directive 2014/35/EU: Cabur S.r.L. – Località Isola Grande 45 17041 Altare SV Italy www.cabur.it...

  • Page 4: Revision History

    1 Revision history Version Release date Authors Notes June 2021 Cabur Technical Office Preliminary version (English) EV PLUS series Internal version only 09/07/2021 Cabur Technical Office Power management info added 13/07/2021 Cabur Technical Office System upgrade and language configuration info added...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2 Introduction This manual introduces the Cabur EV PLUS Charging Line products for EV battery charging and provides all the necessary information about their installation process and their usage. Important: Please read carefully this manual before installing and using the charger.

  • Page 6: About Maintenance

    ▪ No cable adapter or patch or cord set extension is allowed for the charger cord set ▪ The EV must be blocked before connecting for charging ▪ It is prohibited to remove, modify, bridge or bypass any protective, safety or monitoring equipment and, in general, it is prohibited to apply modifications to the charger ▪...

  • Page 7: Warranty And Liability

    3 Warranty and liability The warranty period of the charging station is specified by the official Cabur’s selling conditions. This operating manual serves to ensure fault-free and safe use of the product; compliance with its content is a prerequisite for the fulfilment of any warranty claims.
  • Page 8 The charging station must be mounted on a wall or on its own stand and installed in a stable way. It is not allowed to operate the charging station in a loose state (not steadily mounted) because this would not comply with the ratings. Unmounting, tampering with or deactivating the safety devices is forbidden.

  • Page 9: Technical Data

    5 Technical data Product Information EVPLUS7C EVPLUS7S EVPLUS22C EVPLUS22S Model Power 3.5-7.4kW 3.5-7.4kW 3.5-22kW 3.5-22kW MODE 3 CASE C MODE 3 CASE B MODE 3 CASE C MODE 3 CASE B Charging Mode (with cable) (with socket) (with cable) (with socket) Connector Type 2 Type 2...
  • Page 10 Earth Leakage DC Leak (6ma) DC Leak (6ma) DC Leak (6ma) DC Leak (6ma) Protection RFID Card RFID Card RFID Card RFID Card Start Charging OCPP Control OCPP Control OCPP Control OCPP Control APP Control APP Control APP Control APP Control LED Light belt (red, blue, LED Light belt (red, blue, LED Light belt (red, blue,...

  • Page 11: Installation

    The integrated protections are not automatically or remotely reclosed as prescribed by the IEC 61851-1. 6 Installation The following paragraphs describe the charger installation process. The installation must be performed by qualified personnel only. 6.1 Installation conditions / Environmental requirements The charger can be used outdoors.

  • Page 12: Installation Of The Protection Against Residual Current

    It is mandatory to install a circuit breaker with C or B curve, 40A, before the charger input. If there are uncertainties about how to choose the appropriate short-circuit protection device, please contact the manufacturer. 6.4 Installation of the protection against residual current In compliancy with the IEC 61851-1 standard, the charger contains an appropriate circuit that ensures the disconnection of the supply in case of DC fault current above 6mA (DC Leak protection circuit).

  • Page 13: Installation Steps

    For three-phase charger, in a power supply system with a neutral line, the voltage between the phase line and the neutral line cannot be higher than the rated voltage requirement (240VAC). 6.8 Installation steps In the following all the steps to perform for a correct installation of the wallbox: Step Description Picture...
  • Page 14 Step Description Picture Open the black front cover of the charger (this can be done simply moving at the same time the two black cursors which lock the cover in the back side of the charger) Remove the anti-theft screw located on the top of the mounted bracket (marked with the red circle in the picture)
  • Page 15 Step Description Picture Make sure input cable is not powered. Open the wire cover (circled in the picture), insert the power supply cables into the bottom hole, and connect the cables according to the signs as specified on the wire cover scheme.

  • Page 16: Installation On Stand

    6.9 Installation on stand If the user decides not to install on the wall but on the dedicated stand, provided as accessory, the following steps shall be performed. Please note that, in this case, the screws and fixing accessories must be provided by the installer depending on the different conditions of the installation site.
  • Page 17 Step Description Picture Put the stand in the vertical position and use the M10 nuts together with flat washers to secure the stand base to the concrete platform. An M6x20 bolt needs to be added to the stainless-steel nut at the bottom of the stand to provide ground protection.
  • Page 18 Step Description Picture Hang the charger on the stand just sliding it bottom side on the dedicated binaries and check it is stable. Each stand can be mounted with two chargers. Now the supply cable must be connected. Open the frontal cover. Make sure input cable is not powered.
  • Page 19 Step Description Picture Close the wire cover and screw up the wire cover with 4 screws Close the front cover and the installation is finished. Important note: front cover must be correctly installed and closed before using the charger. Do not use the device if the cover cannot be closed for any reason.

  • Page 20: Operations

    7 Operations After the charger is installed, it is ready for charging the EVs. The following describes the operating elements and the display/indicators elements of the charger. 7.1 Operating elements 7.1.1 Display Areas The charger has three display areas AREA1, AREA2, AREA3 on its front side Each AREA has its own function as in the following table: Display Type...

  • Page 21: Digital Character Display (Area1)

    Display Type Function description Area The four square corners of the RFID card tap area are highlighted AREA3 Tap RFID card area prompt light to show where the RFID card should be active A LED belt is placed all around the charger and assumes different around LED indicator colours to indicate the current status (see table below)
  • Page 22 Display string format Description ERR PP Unreliable connection fault ERR MIS Missing power phase fault In case of system upgrade operations, the display can show the following messages: Display string format Description 100 UP Upgrade successful E01 UP Upgrade unsuccessful E02 UP The captcha does not match E03 UP...

  • Page 23: Led Indicators (Area2)

    7.1.3 LED indicators (AREA2) The LED indicators give real time information about the charger status. Four different indicators are available with the functions explained in the following table: LED indicator Application Description WiFi network Depending on its colour and on its behaviour mode and status (blinking or steady) it gives the following different information:...

  • Page 24: Tap Rfid Card Area (Area3)

    7.1.4 Tap RFID card area (AREA3) This is the area where the RFID card is operative. The RFID card is used to start or stop the charging process. In order to perform these operations, the user should lay the card on the tap rectangular area indicated by the four light square angles.

  • Page 25: System Connectivity

    8 System connectivity The charger is equipped with three types of connection interfaces: • the WiFi interface: used for configuration purpose (when set to AP mode) and used for network-based maintenance/management (when set to CLIENT mode) • the RS-485 interface: used to connect to an external meter in order to manage the maximum available power for charging •...
  • Page 26 The connection to the charger can be established by a PC, tablet or smartphone. The following steps are necessary to setup the connection between the user device (PC, tablet, smartphone) and the charger: Step Description Picture The WiFi interface must be in AP mode.
  • Page 27 Step Description Picture Connect the device (PC, Tablet, Smartphone) WiFi network generated by the charger (it should have an SSID name similar to ACPILE_xx or represented by a numeric string) Now the connecting device is connected to the charger AP. The WiFi LED indicator starts blinking, confirming that a device is connected to the...

  • Page 28: Configurations Through Wifi Ap Mode

    8.1.2 Configurations through WiFi AP mode When connected through the AP, the user can configure the charger parameters. The configuration is performed by means of a web app which connects to the charger internal web server. Please consider the following instructions to properly use the app for configuration. Step Description Picture...
  • Page 29 Step Description Picture Configuration button Pressing this button, the user can access the charger configuration pages to set all the parameters of the charger. After clicking on the configuration button, a login window will appear. Important note: to enter into the configuration pages the user must insert a password.
  • Page 30 Step Description Picture Clicking on the “WIFI” button the user can access the CLIENT mode wifi settings. The user can configure the AP, that the charger can connect to, when in WiFi Client Mode. The list of the networks is shown automatically after entering this page.
  • Page 31 Step Description Picture Clicking “Setting” button a new setting page is presented, with the following menus: • Network parameter • RFID settings • Load Balance • System time Important note: these parameters shall be configured by qualified personnel only...
  • Page 32 Step Description Picture Clicking on the “History” button the user can access the historical logs of the device Clicking on the “Report” button the user can access the reports of the device...
  • Page 33 Step Description Picture Clicking “Upgrade” button the user can upgrade the system (see chapter 12 for details) Important note: these parameters shall be configured by qualified personnel only Setting/Network parameters: Settings for the OCPP server address to support OCPP based management The format of the OCPP server address shall follow the proper rules, as in the picture below:...
  • Page 34 Step Description Picture Setting/RFID In this page the user can find the list of the authorized RFID cards and grant the authorization to new cards. The upper part of the page presents the numbers of the authorized RFID cards. Note: a maximum number of three RFID cards can be associated to the charger.
  • Page 35 Step Description Picture Setting/Load Balance: In this page the load balancing can be configured • LoadBalance Switch: load balancing activation • Max House Current: sets the maximum available current (power) • CANAddr: sets the CAN address for master/slave communication between two chargers •...
  • Page 36 Step Description Picture Setting/System time In this page the system time can be set. The correct time is automatically read from the connecting device and is shown in the “Current time” field. Clicking the “Confirm” button the time setting is saved as the charger time. Important note: these parameters shall be configured by qualified personnel only...

  • Page 37: Wifi Client Mode

    OCPP protocol. The current series of Cabur chargers supports the OCPP 1.6 J version of the protocol. To configure the WiFi interface of the charger in CLIENT mode the user should perform the following steps.

  • Page 38: Wifi Client Mode Operations (Ocpp Support)

    Step Description Picture Press the button highlighted in the following picture for more than 3 sec. continuously Wait for the sound (1 sec. duration) from the charge, which says the change of WiFi mode has been completed The WiFi indicator will change its colour from blue to green Close the black front panel of the charger.
  • Page 39 o Remote Stop Transaction o Get Configuration o Reset The server o Change Availability o Change Configuration o Clear Cache o Reserve Now o Cancel Reservation o Clear Charging Profile o Set Charging Profile • Operation initiated by the charge point: o Boot Notification o Status Notification o Heartbeat...

  • Page 40: Charging Process

    9 Charging process Before starting the charging process the user must be sure the plug is correctly connected to the EV. In the CASE B mode (without integrated cable) connect the cable to the charger and then to the EV on the other side. In the CASE C mode (integrated cable) connect the cable to the EV.

  • Page 41: Power Management With External Meter Interface

    10 Power management with external meter interface In order to perform the power management operations, a dedicated external energy meter interface is present. Through this interface, the charger can be connected to an external energy metering device (provided as optional) which is able to inform the charger about the available amount of charging power in the main supply network.
  • Page 42 Step Description Picture external meter connected to the charger through an RS-485 bus. The RS-485 terminal blocks can be reached removing the charger cover and then by removing the inner cover which protects the supply terminal blocks. RS-485 wires connected connector (terminal block) on the charger as presented in the picture.
  • Page 43 Step Description Picture The maximum output power the charger is able to manage must be now set. The value must equal maximum available power from the supply network (i.e. the maximum power value defined in the contract with the energy provider utility). To set the charger power value please refer to the 8.1.2 chapter, point 4.
  • Page 44 For additional information about how to configure the power management mode and about the meter device to be used please refer to the “Cabur_EV_PLUS_Power_Management_ENG.pdf” addendum document Important note: the loads are higher priority compared to the EV battery charging process. 11 Load balancing Up to two chargers can be connected together to the same supply network, with the possibility to share the overall amount of power, between each other and all the other loads supplied by...
  • Page 45 ENERGY METER RS-485...
  • Page 46 12 System upgrade The following steps illustrate how to proceed to upgrade the system firmware Step Description Picture The connecting device (PC, tablet, smartphone) is connected to the charger WiFi AP. Open the internet browser. Connect to the following URL: http://192.168.1.1 The home page of the web app is shown.
  • Page 47 Important note: Make sure not to disconnect during the upgrade process Identify and select the upgrade file provided by the manufacturer (it is typically file named <name_of_the_upgrade_file>.bin). This file eventually downloaded directly from the manufacturer website or requested directly manufacturer customer care office.
  • Page 48 Now the user must be back to the system upgrade page in the web app. checksum value generated by the check_sum_tool shall be copied in the “Upgrade file checksum” field. The “Continue” button shall be clicked after that. The upgrade process starts and will last more or less 15 sec.
  • Page 49 Repeating the system upgrade procedure, as described in chapter 12, will upload the charger firmware file with the selected language. This makes the app interface pages displayed in the language preferred by the user. Important notes: these parameters shall be configured only by qualified personnel...

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