Curious 150 kW Supercharger behavior

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Monday and Tuesday, I had occasion to use two, upgraded, 150 kW Superchargers:
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    What surprised me was the double charge curve. Both quickly reach 90 kW but then begin a gradual increase to ~135 to 144 kW peak charge rate. In the past, I've seen a smooth increase to the peak rate and then taper down. But this stepped, double curve has me scratching my head.

    In both cases, the SuperChargers were the navigation destination. Yet when I arrived, the batteries were in the cooler, operating range. There was no evidence of pre-heating before arrival. This suggests this behavior is associated with the software in my particular car (2019 Std Rng Plus Model 3, 25,413 mi, 2020.20.12.

    Bob Wilson

    I'm using 'tesLAX' to capture the data but I'd notice the charging screen showed a similar pattern.
     
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