alt Hacker News800 W is que conservative for a schucko plug, which is typically rated for 13 or 16 A (>3000 W). I regularly charge the car at 10 amps (2400 W) on a schucko.
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Helmut10001 • today at 7:00 AM
Yes! However, we are not allowed in Germany to use more than >800W on a Battery with a Schuko Plug, without a certified electrician. Everything is regulated! :D
I have been waiting for the electrician to hardwire the battery for about six months. He said he would stop by next week. Once he has done that, I will increase the maximum charge/discharge power to 1500 W (conservative, I know, but I think I don't need more to fully charge/discharge the battery on regular days).
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The problem is not the plug itself but the rating for the circuit it's connected to. If there is a 16A breaker for the circuit to protect the wiring from overload but you add 10A via a plugged in battery you're now allowing a total of 26A to flow through those same wires.
The 800W is a compromise, the wiring for a 16A circuit (typically 2.5 mm2) is able to handle 20A without a fire risk.
If you install the same battery in a fixed setup by an electrician it would be on a dedicated circuit so the only limit is the wiring of that circuit and the breaker you let them install. They would then also consider limits on the upstream wiring and things like earth fault protection.
I had separate circuits installed for my solar and future battery, using 4 mm2 wiring and 25A breakers. Only a small change to the central installation swapping the earth fault protection for one that was rated for higher currents.