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625.40, 625.42(A)(B), 625.43 Electric Vehicle Branch Circuit

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Change Summary

  • Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) branch circuit requirements have been modified to allow for more than 1 EVSE as long as an Energy Management System (EMS) is used.

NEC®Text

Article 625 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System
625.40 Electric Vehicle Branch Circuit. Each outlet installed for the purpose of supplying EVSE greater than 16 amperes or 120 volts shall be supplied by an individual branch circuit.
Exception: Branch circuits shall be permitted to feed multiple EVSE’s as permitted by 625.42(A) or (B)
625.42 Rating. The EVSE shall have sufficient rating to supply the load served. Electric vehicle charging loads shall be considered to be continuous loads for the purposes of this article. Service and feeder shall be sized in accordance with the product ratings, unless the overall rating of the installation can be limited through controls as permitted by 625.42 (A) or (B).
(A) Energy Management System (EMS). Where an EMS in accordance with 750.30 provides load management of EVSE, the maximum equipment load on a service and feeder shall be the maximum load permitted by the EMS. The EMS shall be permitted to be integral to one piece of equipment or integral to a listed system consisting of more than one piece of equipment. When one or more pieces of equipment are provided with an internal load management control, the system shall be marked to indicate this control is provided.
(B) EVSE with Adjustable Settings. EVSE with restricted access to an ampere adjusting means complying with 750.30(C) shall be permitted. If adjustments have an impact on the rating label, those changes shall be in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, and the adjusted rating shall appear on the rating label with sufficient durability to withstand the environment involved. EVSE as referenced shall be permitted to have ampere ratings that are equal to the adjusted current settings.
625.43 Disconnecting Means. For EVSE and WPTE rated more than 60 amperes or more than 150 volts to ground, the disconnecting means shall be provided and installed in a readily accessible location. If the disconnecting means is installed remote from the equipment, a plaque shall be installed on the equipment denoting the location of the disconnecting means. The disconnecting means shall be lockable open in accordance with 110.25

Leviton Note: WPTE stands for Wireless Power Transfer Equipment

Material taken from the National Electric Code. is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70., 2023 edition. National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2022, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

One EVSE can consume a large portion of an electric panels amperage, and two or more EVSE’s can exceed the panels output. So the solution is either a very expensive service and possibly utility upgrade, or an energy management system that is smart enough to alternate current to each EVSE, or limit current to each EVSE. However the EMS doles out the juice, it does so where it doesn’t exceed the amperage the circuit was sized for.

Leviton Solution

Leviton offers EVSE for residential and commercial applications. Below we have identified part our commercial EVSE solution.

Figure 1