Bosch eBike Compact 2 Ampere BCS230 (E-bike charger)
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Bosch eBike Compact 2 Ampere BCS230

E-bike charger


Question about Bosch eBike Compact 2 Ampere BCS230

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l.mele

5 years ago

Hello, I have a very technical question. I would like to charge my e-bike with the inverter in my camper. This only has 150W power on 230V. That means it can deliver max 0.6A. Now the question: does the charger recognise that it has less current and therefore it could also charge under 230V 0.6A (logically it would go longer) or not?

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marcluethi

5 years ago

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This is estimated via the power: ("Volt x Ampère = Watt"), so the charging power at 2A and 36V DC is approx. 72 Watt.

Let it be an estimated 100-120W due to conversion losses or efficiency of the charger. That is still less than the 150W that your inverter can deliver.

The type plate of all three charger variants (2A, 4A, 6A) can be found in the operating instructions (a bit of googling...). The following values are given for the Compact Charger (2A):

Input: 100-240V, ~50/60Hz 1.6A
Output: 36V = 2A

If the charger were to reach 1.6A at 240V, it would "draw" approx. 380W of power. With a maximum output of 72W, the charger would have to "burn up" more than 300W - that would be a nice heater, the plastic housing would soon be soft as butter.

The 1.6A on the input side must refer to operation at 100/110V, and would then correspond to approx. 160W. Compared to the 72W on the output side, that's still an astonishing amount.

So: The charger cannot "draw" much more power than "goes out" (efficiency is another factor).

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Phsycohund

5 years ago

The 2 amps refer to the output current at 36 VDC, so the input current at 230 VAC should be significantly lower. Theoretically, about 0.4A, but it depends on the efficiency of the power supply unit. It would be interesting to see the type plate of the power supply unit. Greetings

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daviderusso

5 years ago

Hello, I'm not sure, but I would say that with 0.6 instead of 2.0 amps it gets too little power and doesn't charge at all. You might have to ask the Bosch customer service to be 100% sure. Greetings Dave