ik woon in NL
ik dacht dat het bidirectional laden in de toekomst mogelijk ging worden met de IQ EV Charger 2
dit staat op de enphase-site:
12 June 2025 at 10:40
Egan_4555 asked a question.
Question About V2X Plans for IQ EV Charger 2
Hi Enphase team,
Just wondering how the IQ EV Charger 2 would support V2X (V2H or V2G) in the future, given that it uses a Type 2 connector.
From what I understand, proper V2H usually needs CCS2 for DC bidirectional charging, and current Australian standards don’t allow two-way power flow through AC (Type 2) charging.
Globally too, most V2H/V2G setups rely on CCS2 rather than Type 2.
So I’m curious:
How would V2X work with the current charger setup?
Will future functionality require different hardware or an upgrade path (like CCS2 support)?
Are there any moves toward changing the regulations around this in Australia?
Appreciate any insight you can share.
Ashish Kumar Patro (Moderator)
4 months ago
@Egan_4555 : While there is a separate DC bi-directional EV Charger being developed by Enphase, IQ EV Charger 2 which is currently available, is hardware ready for AC bi-directional. This charger is capable of supporting V2G, V2H when configured with necessary interconnect devices like IQ system controller or compatible IQ relay along with the associated firmware once available. For more information on Enphase’s upcoming DC bidirectional EV charger refer to:
https://enphase.com/ev-chargers/bidirectional.
The IQ EV Charger 2 being an AC bi-directional charger, the V2X performance will be according to the discharge rate of the EV. Some of the newer ISO-15118 compatible cars have explicitly published bi-directional charging of up-to 11kW. Since the IQ EV Charger 2 also supports charging communication in accordance with ISO 15118 and is equipped with appropriate power electronics capable of handling bidirectional power flow, it will support both Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) functionalities accordingly (once the necessary firmware update is available).
Since IQ EV Charger 2 is an AC bi-directional hardware ready charger, type 2 connector cable handles the AC bi-directional flow.
IQ EV Charger 2 is an AC bi-directional ISO-15118 (hardware ready) compliant charger capable of V2G and V2H when used with compatible EV. Additionally, a separate DC Bi-Directional charger is being developed by Enphase, details of which can be found here
https://enphase.com/ev-chargers/bidirectional.
There will be no additional charge to unlock V2X when the firmware/cars/standards are all ready.
Egan_4555
4 months ago
Thanks for the detailed explanation Ashish, especially on how the Charger 2 would work via the EV, and confirming the Type 2 can handle the bi-directional flow. Also, it has been the first time I have seen that there would be no charge to unlock the V2X capability when ready.
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