F-150 Lightning's Charge Station Pro : Vehicle-to-Grid Charger

[hturnerfamily]

the need for an Inverter is due to the output from the Lightning, thru the J1772 cable, will be DC power - the home inverter then changes that back to 120v/240v power, to the home's power panel.

Not to be confused with the truck's onboard inverter, which takes the battery pack's DC power and changes it to 120v/240v power for the onboard outlets, while traveling, etc.

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[hturnerfamily]

I will agree, too, that while many Ford dealerships have been deemed ev capable, that doesn't really translate to real world experience for most any Ford dealer employees - most have never driven an EV, much less own one or have enough experience traveling that they understand the charging differences between 'at home' 120v/240v options and 'traveling' DC Fast Charging options - which are totally different.
At home charging uses the simple J1772 charge cable, which is 120v or 240v based power, with the truck's onboard charging system doing the work to charge the battery.
Traveling charging option, DC Fast Chargers as they are called, use exactly that, DC POWER directly to the battery of the truck - bypassing the internal charging system, since it is not needed. These DC Fast Chargers are massive electrical 'boxes', some fancy, with lights and touchscreens, that change the very HIGH VOLTAGE into DC POWER, rather than the truck having to, which is why it can provide such a quick charging option.

 

[adoublee]

the need for an Inverter is due to the output from the Lightning, thru the J1772 cable, will be DC power - the home inverter then changes that back to 120v/240v power, to the home's power panel.

SAE J1772 is an AC voltage standard. It can form the AC portion of a Combined Charge System CCS connection that includes DC pins, but there is not DC power on a J1772 cable.

 

[jefro]

"not DC power on a J1772 cable." Meaning there is not charging power rather there is control dc.

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