Controlling the temperature of a charging cable for a fast charging station for vehicles with an electric drive

• Main Authors: Reber, Volker, Götz, Stefan, Rönfanz, Jari
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.01.2022
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CABLES; CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; INSULATORS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. A fast charging station has a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station is designed to carry out the above method for controlling the temperature of a charging cable.