Controlling the temperature of a charging cable for a fast charging station for vehicles with an electric drive
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsVolker Reber, Stefan Götz, Jari Rönfanz
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Abstract
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.
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A method for controlling a temperature of a charging cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, comprising the steps of:
- heating a length of the charging cable by activating a heating device that extends along the length of the charging cable, which consequently reduces a rigidity of the length of the charging cable to a pre-determined extent, in preparation for an electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle,
- sensing the electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle, and
- upon sensing the electrical connection, ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle.
A fast charging station comprising a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, wherein the fast charging station is configured for controlling a temperature of a charging cable by
- (i) heating a length of the charging cable by activating a heating device that extends along the length of the charging cable, which consequently reduces a rigidity of the length of the charging cable to a pre-determined extent, in preparation for an electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle,
- (ii) sensing the electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle, and
- (iii) upon sensing the electrical connection, ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle.
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