Introduction
In short, yes! The Smappee three phase charging station is compatible with a single phase electrical installation. If you interested in installing a Smappee charging station, it might be best to purchase a three phase charging station. This way you are future proofing your purchase. If later you decide to upgrade your electrical installation to a three phase installation, the Smappee charging station can be a rewired accordingly so that you will be able to charge your car on all 3 phases rather then be limited to single phase charging. All versions of our charging stations are compatible. Find below the details regarding the installation for each version.
Charging station - EV Base and Business version
As the EV Base and the Business versions of our charging stations come with a MID meter but no Infinity measurement kit, there are no special remarks you need to take into account regarding physical installation of the charging station.
We would, however, strongly recommend to already supply a three phase power cable for the installation of the charging station. Specific requirements for this cable can be found in the installation manual.
In the charging station, simply connect the phase wire of your installation to L1 and connect the neutral of the installation to the N where these need to be connected in the charging station. Leave L2 and L3 in the charging station empty.
Also make sure the earth cable is connected according to the installation manual.
If you install an Infinity measurement kit with the charging station, follow the installation manual of the Infinity kit to install it as a single phase unit. Please refer to page 14 of the installation manual for specific instructions on single phase installations.
The charging station can then be linked to this infinity kit.
Charging station - Home version
A Home version of our charging stations is always supplied with a Smappee Infinity kit. In case you purchased a Smappee three phase Home version, the charging station will, by default, come with all required components to install this Infinity kit in a three phase installation. The charging station and Infinity kit will also be preconfigured to a certain degree to be installed in a three phase installation.
If this charging station will be installed in a single phase installation, certain actions must be taken to adjust the configuration.
Physical installation:
We would strongly recommend to already supply a three phase power cable for the installation of the charging station. Specific requirements for this cable can be found in the installation manual.
In the charging station, simply connect the phase wire of your installation to L1 and connect the neutral of the installation to the N where these need to be connected in the charging station. Leave L2 and L3 in the charging station empty.
Also make sure the earth cable is connected according to the installation manual.
Installation in the app:
In order to override the pre-configuration in the charging station, we have provided some options in the app to indicate you are installing the unit in a single phase installation.
During installation in the app, after inputting (or scanning) the Smappee serial number, and pinning the physical location of the unit, please select single phase when asked what type of electrical installation you have. Then please follow the instructions on the next page regarding installation of the Infinity kit.