Porsche Mobile Connect Charger Installation Question(UK)

[MarkS1972]

Hi PistonHeads!

I have a 2020 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, our electrician just installed the Porsche Mobile Connect with 32A cabling to our consumer unit. The problem is that the Connect software only allows me to draw 16A. I do not have 3-phase.

How do I get 32A charging?

One issue is that I'm waiting on a 32A circuit breaker (MCB) to be fit to the consumer unit. Currently, there is only a 20A one. Perhaps the Mobile Connect detects the Amps of the MCB?!

thanks

Mark

[AndyXF]

Not possible for it to intelligently know the current capability of supply - sounds like it was programmed that way - suspect (certainly hope) that the electrician knew you didn’t have sufficient capacity so current limited the charger (either in software or a hardware switch within).

[oop north]

I am no electrician, but surely with a 20 amp circuit breaker it’s rather helpful that you can’t draw 32! Cos the breaker would do what it was designed to be drop the supply to zero

[MarkS1972]

oop north said:

I am no electrician, but surely with a 20 amp circuit breaker it’s rather helpful that you can’t draw 32! Cos the breaker would do what it was designed to be drop the supply to zero

Ha ha yes, fair point!

I certainly don't want to melt anything, I just thought as the MCB is 20A why is the software limiting to 16A max

[oop north]

MarkS1972 said:

Ha ha yes, fair point!

I certainly don't want to melt anything, I just thought as the MCB is 20A why is the software limiting to 16A max

It’s probably because the charger has two settings - 16 and 32, rather than any continuous scale between the two

[jetbox]

With mine you can go into the on screen menu and adjust the current. Do you have a settings menu?

[MarkS1972]

In settings there is a slider, but only allows up to 16A.
Whats the maximum on yours?

[HughG]

I have a similar issue with a Podpoint charger. It is 20A (4.8kW), limited by the existing cable size to the consumer unit in the garage from which it is wired.