alfen Twin 4XL NL User manual

Twin 4XL NL
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Installation and user manual

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Step-by-step installation and
commissioning Twin 4XL NL
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Congratulations on your purchase of this
Alfen charging station for electric vehicles!
To ensure a safe installation process and to fully utilise all advanced features of your new system,
we advise you to read this manual carefully. Please keep this manual for future reference.
Though these operating instructions have been compiled with the greatest possible care, they are
subject to change and improvement. For the most recent version, please refer to https://alfen.com/
nl/downloads

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TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
1. Safety and usage instructions 7
1.1 Purpose and intended audience 7
1.2 General safety 7
2. Product 8
2.1 The charging station 8
2.2 Status indications on the interface
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2.3 Operation 10
2.4 Technical specications Twin 4XL NL 11
2.4.1 Twin 4XL NL model overview 11
2.4.2 Input/ power supply 11
2.4.3 Output/ vehicle supply 12
2.4.4 Protection/integrated components 12
2.4.5 Loading and access 12
2.4.6 Operating conditions 13
2.4.7 Casing 13
2.5 Optional factory settings 14
2.6 Accessories 14
3. Assembly and connecting 16
3.1 Installation preparation and warnings 16
3.2 Assembly and installation requirements
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3.3 Mechanical installation 16
3.4 Electrical installation 18
4. Commissioning the charging station 19
4.1 Safety instructions prior to usage 19
4.2 Commissioning 19
5. Connectivity 20
5.1 Backoce management systems 20
5.2 Establishing a connection 20
5.2.1 Wireless connection 20
5.3 Registering your charging station within
your own backoce management system
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Manufacturer:
Alfen ICU B.V.
Herugweg 28
1332 AP Almere
The Netherlands
Declares that the charging stations of the type Alfen Twin
4XL,
to which this declaration refers, comply with the provisions of
the following European directives:
1) Machinery directive 2006/42/EC
2) Low voltage directive 2014/35/EU
3) EMC directive 2014/30/EU
4) And the following harmonised standards:
IEC 61851-1 ed. 3 (2017) - Charging via a conductive
connection of electric vehicles -
General requirements, implemented at national level under:
• NL: NEN-EN-IEC 61851-1
• BE: NBN EN 61851-1
• UK: BS-EN 61851-1
Almere, 18 May 2021.
Mr. M. Roeleveld
Managing director

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1. SAFETY AND USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
1.1 Purpose and intended audience
The Alfen Twin 4XL charging station is intended exclusively
for charging electric vehicles, both in situations where
there is a separate grid connection (e.g. a domestic meter
cupboard) and in public situations. Follow these instructions
to ensure that you use the charging station properly.
The installation, commissioning and maintenance may
only be performed by a qualied technician (Alfen certied
partner).
This qualied technician must meet the following
requirements:
• Expertise on all relevant general and specic rules
regarding safety and incident prevention;
• Knowledge of the relevant electricity regulations;
• The ability to identify risks and avoid potential danger;
• Awareness of these installation and operation
instructions.
This manual is valid for the charging station
Alfen Twin 4XL, equipped with rmware version 3.2.2.
(or higher)
1.2 General safety
DANGER!
These safety instructions are important to ensuring safe
operation. If you do not comply with the safety rules and
instructions, there is a risk of electrical shock, re and/or life
threatening injury.
The use of this charging station is expressly forbidden in
the following situations:
• In the vicinity of explosive or highly ammable
substances;
• If the charging station is located in or close to water;
• If the charging station or its individual components are
damaged;
• Usage by children or individuals not properly able to
assess the risks associated with using this charging
station.
In the following cases, Alfen ICU B.V. shall not be liable in
any way for any kind of damage and all warranties on the
charging station and accessories will become void:
• Non-compliance with these installation and operation
instructions;
• Usage in ambient temperatures below -25 °C or above
40 °C;
• Improper use ;
• Improper handling ;
• Installation and/or usage by unqualied sta;
• Self-installed additions or changes to
the charging station;
• Usage of replacement parts not manufactured or
approved by Alfen.
More extensive safety information is available in the
relevant sections of this document.

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2. PRODUCT
2.1 The charging station
On the cover of this manual you will nd the corresponding
pictures of the charging station. Here you can nd out more
about the contents of the charging station and how to use
it to charge your vehicle.
The charging station (outside, see page 2)
1 "Charge Point Identier"
2 LED/RFID-interface
3RFID reader
4'Quick starter' instructions
5Type 2 socket
6Door handle
7Cylinder for distribution system operator
8Cylinder for end customer
The charging station (inside, see page 3)
1Fuses
2Type A earth leakage circuit breaker
3 Power meter
4 Identication label
5 Work switch
6 Mains connection box distribution system operator
7Main protection
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Fig. 1 Location of components
10 UTP (Ethernet) Connection
11 P1 (Smart Meter) Connection
12 SIM card holder (see gure 8 for detailed
location)
13 Identication label with identication number of
the charging station (see description under the heading
"Identication label")
14 On/o switch 4-pole (see Figure 2 for
detailed location)
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Fig. 2 Location of components
Identication label (13)
The identication label (Figure 3) species, among other
things, the model, production date and serial number.
You will nd this label on the inside of the charging station
door. On the top of the charging station is a smaller sticker
with the "Charge Point Identier" (this is not the serial
number) and (if applicable) the helpdesk telephone number.
When contacting Alfen, always have your serial number
available to facilitate quick support.
1Type number of the charging station consisting of the
platform name and the last ve digits of the article
number
2Serial number, unique number issued by Alfen to the
charging station
3Day of production of the charging station
4Technical specications of the charging station, such as
the number of phases, maximum charging current and
voltage.
5Article number of the charging station
6Maximum charging capacity set on the charging station
level
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Fig. 3: Example of an identication label
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2. PRODUCT
2.2 Status indications on the interface
The Alfen Twin 4XL NL uses an interface equipped with
LEDs to provide status indications of the charging station,
and inform the user about starting and stopping the
charging process.
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Fig. 4: Display of Twin 4XL NL during charging (charging point left)
Status and information interface;
The charging station informs the user of its current
status and provides the user with a response to actions
performed. The following information is available:
1Charging side indication
2 Charge card accepted, cable connected
3 Communication with vehicle, or charging completed
4RFID-reader
5 Active charging transaction
6Error message
7 User steps when starting the charging process
8 User steps when charging is stopped
Charge card
accepted,
cable connected
Communicating
with vehicle or
charging complete
Error messageActive charging
transaction

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2. PRODUCT
RFID – Charging station with user authorization
Start
Stop
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2.3 Operation
Plug & Charge – General authorization without charge card
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