Case Study
De la Commune – phase 3
RVE technologies were installed in this 8-phase condo complex in Montreal in order to get parking spaces EV Ready. The installation was carried out by the team at Lilco Électrique inc.
Technical Specifications
Type of construction
existing building (retrofit)
Type of occupancy
condo
Building size
51 to 100 units
Number of floors
6 to 10
Number of parking spaces
51 to 100
Location of electricity meters
accessible and inaccessible from the parking spaces
Location of parking spaces
indoor, covered
Type of parking spaces
assigned
Products used
Challenge
Powering an electric vehicle charging infrastructure in a multi-unit building where some of the electric meters are located on the roof (inaccessible) and others are located in the garage basement (accessible).
Solution
To power a charging infrastructure for the units of this condominium, a dual solution was required. Indeed, since some of the meters were accessible while others were not, different technologies were installed.
For the units with accessible meters, the DCC product line was used:
- DCC-9-BOX to provide charging infrastructure without installing chargers right away
- DCC-9 for units with an electrical panel of 125A and less wanting a charger now
For units with inaccessible electrical meters, the recommended solution was to add a second meter; however, this solution is no longer accepted by utilities. The current solution would be to install an SMP smart panel, which was not available at the time.
DCC-9
Second meter (solution no longer accepted)
