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SUPERCHARGER EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE 

 

WARNING: Regardless of the disabling procedure you use, ALWAYS ASSUME THAT ALL HIGH 

VOLTAGE COMPONENTS ARE ENERGIZED! Cutting, crushing or touching high voltage components can 

result in serious injury or death.

 

 

SUPERCHARGER DEPLOYMENT 

 

Physical Damage to Electrical Switchgear or Transformer 

BE AWARE OF ELECTRIC HAZARDS  

 

Use extreme caution when approaching the scene of an electrical emergency, especially at 
night. 

 

Contact local utility company to disconnect grid power coming into equipment. 

 

Treat all wires as dangerous and energized at high voltage.  

 

Do not attempt to move exposed power cables. 

 

Do not spray water on exposed cables, transformers or other electrical equipment.  

 

Do not cut into locked cabinets. Cutting tools could make contact with energized equipment 
inside the cabinet. 

 

Do not disassemble electrical switchgear or transformer. This may only be done by licensed 
electricians or trained utility technicians with a proper understanding of the equipment. 

 

Always use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when handling high voltage 
equipment. 

 

Summary of Contents for V2 SUPERCHARGER

Page 1: ...la Supercharger equipment in an emergency situation It describes how to identify Supercharger equipment and provides the locations and descriptions of its high voltage components This guide includes t...

Page 2: ...crushing or touching high voltage components can result in serious injury or death 2 SUPERCHARGER DEPLOYMENT Table of Contents Physical Damage to Electrical Switchgear or Transformer 3 How to Disconne...

Page 3: ...ght Contact local utility company to disconnect grid power coming into equipment Treat all wires as dangerous and energized at high voltage Do not attempt to move exposed power cables Do not spray wat...

Page 4: ...adlocks and can be removed using bolt cutters Switchgear usually consists of two or three separate bays each with its own door Switchgear configurations may vary by site To disconnect all power to the...

Page 5: ...DE WARNING Regardless of the disabling procedure you use ALWAYS ASSUME THAT ALL HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS ARE ENERGIZED Cutting crushing or touching high voltage components can result in serious injury...

Page 6: ...tchgear enclosures are locked with padlocks and can be removed using bolt cutters Switchgear usually consists of two or three separate bays each with its own door Switchgear configurations may vary by...

Page 7: ...crushing or touching high voltage components can result in serious injury or death 7 SUPERCHARGER DEPLOYMENT General Site Layout A typical site layout is shown below No two sites are identical but th...

Page 8: ...or death 8 SUPERCHARGER DEPLOYMENT Firefighting Extinguish small fires that do not involve a high voltage battery using a CO2 or ABC extinguisher During overhaul do not make contact with any high volt...

Page 9: ...its licensors Additional information is available upon request and MODEL S are registered trademarks of Tesla in the United States TESLA is a trademark of Tesla in the United States and other countri...

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