Safety

Hardware for Safety features GFCI, Ground Verification, Stuck Relay detection, Temperature monotoring

Display says GFCI Self Test Disabled
OpenEVSE is shipped with GFCI self test disabled. Many countries in Europe require Ground Fault protection on the circuit so the built in GFCI is redundant....
Sat, 9 Nov, 2019 at 2:22 PM
OpenEVSE boots and displays Error no Ground (Earth Ground)
OpenEVSE performs a self test of the safety features by checking for the presence of voltage on each line using Optically Isolated detectors connected to th...
Thu, 3 Jun, 2021 at 12:06 PM
OpenEVSE boots and displays "Error Stuck Relay"
OpenEVSE performs a self test of the safety features by checking for the presence of voltage on each line using Optically Isolated detectors connected to th...
Sat, 26 Sep, 2015 at 5:57 PM
OpenEVSE displays GFCI Error while booting or before charging
OpenEVSE runs a Self Test of the Ground Fault Current Interrupt (GFCI or GFI) system to detect AC current flowing to ground instead of the proper return pat...
Mon, 14 Feb, 2022 at 12:49 PM
OpenEVSE closes relay (may charge for some time) then displays Error No Ground (Earth Ground)
OpenEVSE hardware version 5.5 and above supports variable relay power. The relay is closed at full power then after a set time the power is decreases. Diffe...
Thu, 8 Dec, 2022 at 3:15 PM