Ford NACS Adapter Arrived

[N1naz]

Hi All,
Well, my Ford NACS adapter finally arrived today as a surprise. Ordered July 6th, 2024, order number XX122203, I know that high of an order number and it showed up, go figure. No notification from Ford VIA e-mail or other means. (yes, I checked my spam folders) Heavy beast, looks well made.

There is a caution on the side in fine print “Not intended for charging equipment operating in dynamic current control mode”. Someone must know what this means?
Well, I found out, from the “ampcontrol.io” web site.

ISO 151118 allows for distinguishing between Scheduled and Dynamic control modes in electric vehicle charging.

• Scheduled Control: In this mode, the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), or charging point, and the electric vehicle negotiate energy supply. Both parties agree upon a charging power, taking into consideration the energy needed by the vehicle and the intended departure time.
• Dynamic Control: This mode relies on an external system, not the vehicle itself, for smart charging decisions. The energy management system fully delegates the charging limit to the charge point. The external "off-board" system ensures timely departure. Ampcontrol primarily utilizes this approach for "behind-the-fence" fleets, where the software is aware of departure times and required energy. For instance, the system can connect to scheduling or telematic systems.

Dynamic control is typically used for behind-the-fence fleet depots, where one system coordinates with other assets to make dynamic decisions.

Scheduled control, on the other hand, is commonly implemented in public or semi-public charging locations. In these situations, vehicles are not predetermined, and the optimization process negotiates with the vehicle to make decisions.

George M.

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[generaltso]

Hi All,
Well, my Ford NACS adapter finally arrived today as a surprise. Ordered July 6th, 2024, order number XX122203, I know that high of an order number and it showed up, go figure.

This means that we could have over 122k new threads.

 

[Ladnek]

Hi All,
Well, my Ford NACS adapter finally arrived today as a surprise. Ordered July 6th, 2024, order number XX122203, I know that high of an order number and it showed up, go figure. No notification from Ford VIA e-mail or other means. (yes, I checked my spam folders) Heavy beast, looks well made.

There is a caution on the side in fine print “Not intended for charging equipment operating in dynamic current control mode”. Someone must know what this means?
Well, I found out, from the “ampcontrol.io” web site.

ISO 151118 allows for distinguishing between Scheduled and Dynamic control modes in electric vehicle charging.

• Scheduled Control: In this mode, the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), or charging point, and the electric vehicle negotiate energy supply. Both parties agree upon a charging power, taking into consideration the energy needed by the vehicle and the intended departure time.
• Dynamic Control: This mode relies on an external system, not the vehicle itself, for smart charging decisions. The energy management system fully delegates the charging limit to the charge point. The external "off-board" system ensures timely departure. Ampcontrol primarily utilizes this approach for "behind-the-fence" fleets, where the software is aware of departure times and required energy. For instance, the system can connect to scheduling or telematic systems.

Dynamic control is typically used for behind-the-fence fleet depots, where one system coordinates with other assets to make dynamic decisions.

Scheduled control, on the other hand, is commonly implemented in public or semi-public charging locations. In these situations, vehicles are not predetermined, and the optimization process negotiates with the vehicle to make decisions.

George M.

Weirdly I just got mine too. No email notification and the ford website still says it's in productuction.. lol.
Order number very similar to yours. I'm ecstatic!

 

[YeOldeTraveller]

This means that we could have over 122k new threads.

I will just reply here.
I ordered mine a bit later with a number ~150K, and it arrived out of the blue yesterday as well.

 

[gramps]

I also received my NACS adapter today (2-6-2025). It was the free gift for buying my MME on 6-28-2024. I have no desire to use Tesla superchargers since the owner is trying to steal America's money.

 

[Snakebitten]

 

[Mr Breeze]

Hi All,
Well, my Ford NACS adapter finally arrived today as a surprise. Ordered July 6th, 2024, order number XX122203, I know that high of an order number and it showed up, go figure. No notification from Ford VIA e-mail or other means. (yes, I checked my spam folders) Heavy beast, looks well made.

There is a caution on the side in fine print “Not intended for charging equipment operating in dynamic current control mode”. Someone must know what this means?
Well, I found out, from the “ampcontrol.io” web site.

ISO 151118 allows for distinguishing between Scheduled and Dynamic control modes in electric vehicle charging.

• Scheduled Control: In this mode, the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), or charging point, and the electric vehicle negotiate energy supply. Both parties agree upon a charging power, taking into consideration the energy needed by the vehicle and the intended departure time.
• Dynamic Control: This mode relies on an external system, not the vehicle itself, for smart charging decisions. The energy management system fully delegates the charging limit to the charge point. The external "off-board" system ensures timely departure. Ampcontrol primarily utilizes this approach for "behind-the-fence" fleets, where the software is aware of departure times and required energy. For instance, the system can connect to scheduling or telematic systems.

Dynamic control is typically used for behind-the-fence fleet depots, where one system coordinates with other assets to make dynamic decisions.

Scheduled control, on the other hand, is commonly implemented in public or semi-public charging locations. In these situations, vehicles are not predetermined, and the optimization process negotiates with the vehicle to make decisions.

George M.

Mine arrived yesterday also with no advance notice my order was around in the hundred thousand also. I really didn’t expect it for months

 

[Gmoney@PNW]

Just got mine today, too. Ordered June 22, 2024. STOKED!

 

[generaltso]

I will just reply here.
I ordered mine a bit later with a number ~150K, and it arrived out of the blue yesterday as well.

Well, now you've robbed us of 150K new threads.

 

[McQueen]

Just got mine yesterday, also. Very welcome surprise. Order #90123605, placed 7/11/2024.

 

[Mr Breeze]

Just got mine yesterday, also. Very welcome surprise. Order #90123605, placed 7/11/2024.

Boy they must have received a massive shipment

 

[Mache/tesla3]

Well I checked my Ford account this morning. My order from 8/14/24 # 90134652 indicates it "is in production" and is estimated for delivery "January 2025." Just a little while ago a package arrived at my office and the charger was in there! It looks very substantial and is heavy. Looking forward to trying it out!

FYI just checked my ford account and it still says its in production and will arrive January 2025. Point is yours may be on the way despite what your ford account says!!! Yay and good luck to everyone else out there!!!

 

[azerik]

I will sleep tonight, finally.

 

[Shepherd]

Thanks for that research. Essentially it says not for commercial fleet use I guess.

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