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aetherspawn • yesterday at 11:13 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

—- Types of V2G ——

V2H - charger inverts DC to grid AC

V2L - EV inverts DC to grid AC

In case of V2H it therefore doesn’t matter what supported EV you are using, rather what charger you are using.

In general for changeover during a black out, V2L is probably better, because with V2H the charger itself needs POWER to boot up and request V2G whereas V2L you can start from the EV itself.

Also, generally speaking V2H is designed to be grid-following and certified to half a dozen standards whereas V2L forms an isolated microgrid, and a lot of the rules are tossed out, which is what you want.

For V2L you just need a generator changeover to isolate your house from the grid (most commonly just a manual switch), and a reverse plug to connect EV output to switchboard input.


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hedora • today at 5:00 AM

V2H can charge home battery systems, but V2L "cannot". There's obviously a market for "plug the 240V outlet on my EV into my house battery. Use the car to charge the house battery while the house is running off the house battery".

Someone will make it work.