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Charging modes, the control pilot, supply assessment, maximum demand, voltage drop, RCDs and DC fault protection, open-PEN earthing, testing and certification. Every topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 65 illustrated pages.
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 61 topics.
You're filling in the design for a 7 kW wallbox on a driveway, and one question stops you: is the Type A RCD in the board enough, or does this charger need DC fault protection?
The Code of Practice answers it in paragraphs: smooth DC, residual current, 6 mA, RDC-DD, Type B, conditions and exceptions. You read it at ten at night after a day on the tools, and it just slides off.
In this book it's one page. Two routes drawn side by side: a Type B RCD on one, a Type A plus an RDC-DD tripping at 6 mA smooth DC on the other. You see which device does what, and where it sits.
The control pilot, voltage drop, the open-PEN decision and the test sequence work the same way: each one has its own page, drawn in the same order.
Next time the data sheet says 'RDC-DD built in', you know what it means for the board and you choose the RCD without going back to the manual.
How EV charging works, site survey and supply, maximum demand and cable sizing, protection, earthing and the open-PEN problem, installation on site, testing and certification, and revision with exam practice: 65 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
You're on a driveway with a PME supply, the customer is watching, and you have to decide how the charger gets its earth. No time to dig through the Code of Practice in the van.
In the book you open the earthing decision tree: supply type first, then outdoors or not, and every branch ends in a drawn option: open-PEN protection built into the charger, a separate open-PEN device, or a TT island.
Maximum demand, voltage drop, DC fault protection, the control pilot and the test sequence work the same way: each one on its own page, with the key number highlighted.
EV Charging Installation Illustrated is 8 parts and 61 topics, all drawn, and it ends with the numbers on one page, a full design walkthrough of a real house and a site checklist for the van.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
The 7-step design method, charging modes 1 to 4, AC or DC, connectors, power and charging time, the control pilot and proximity pilot, and the limits of Mode 2 on a household socket.
The site survey walk-round, reading the cut-out and main fuse, TN-S, TN-C-S and TT, Ze and PFC at the origin, telling the DNO, choosing the charger position and the smart charge point rules.
Maximum demand, why the EV circuit gets no diversity, load management with a CT clamp, the protective device, current-carrying capacity, correction factors, the 5% voltage drop check and which cable goes where.
Overcurrent protection, the 30 mA RCD, DC fault protection with Type B or RDC-DD, RCD types at a glance, the upstream RCD trap, surge protection, isolation and feeds from a garage sub-board.
What a broken PEN does, when the PME restriction applies, open-PEN devices, the TT island, the SWA armour trap, three-phase supplies, the earth electrode, separation of metalwork and the full decision tree.
Mounting the charge point, buried cable routes, going through walls, terminations and torque, app and commissioning set-up, and homes with solar PV or load management.
The test sequence in order, continuity, insulation resistance without damaging the charger, Zs against the device limit, electrode testing, RCD and DC tests, the functional test, and the certificate and handover.
The key numbers on one page, the earthing questions that cause the most doubt, how to read a multiple-choice question, a full design walkthrough of a real house from survey to certificate, and the site checklist for the van.
At the end of the book: The key numbers on one page, a full design walkthrough of a real house and a site checklist for the van.
Multiple-choice questions in the style of the online exam, each with the answer and the page that explains it, so you find your weak spots before the real thing.
The most frequent errors on charge point installs, each drawn wrong and then right, so you can revise them at a glance the night before or in the van.
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Every step of a charger install in the same order, from survey to certificate, with each decision drawn so it's still there after a long day on site.
The earthing options, the key numbers and the test sequence on pages you can revise in an evening, plus practice questions that send you back to the page that explains each answer.
A quick check on the calls that cause doubt: open-PEN earthing, DC fault protection, voltage drop on long runs. Printed, it lives in the van.
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Yes. It's written for electricians who already work to BS 7671 and want the EV-specific part: supply assessment, open-PEN earthing, DC fault protection and testing. It doesn't explain what an RCD is from scratch.
It's checked against BS 7671 Section 722 (the edition and amendments in force when it was written), the IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation and the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021. The exact edition of each document is listed on the first page of the book, so you can compare it with yours. The explanations and drawings are our own; no text or tables from the standards are reproduced.
No. It's independent study material, not affiliated with or endorsed by City & Guilds, the IET or BSI.
No. It's a study book, not a course: it doesn't give you a certificate, a qualification or scheme registration. It helps you study and revise, but it doesn't replace approved training, the City & Guilds assessment or the competence you need to install, test and certify charge points.
No. They're written for this book in multiple-choice style and aren't official questions from any exam. Each one comes with the answer and the page that explains it.
The book and the 2 bonus books arrive as PDFs by email, to the address you enter at checkout. You can read them on your phone, tablet or laptop, or print them.
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