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US 12,583,346 B2Granted
Electric vehicle charging system
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsLilian Kaufmann, Wiebe Zoon, Francisco Garcia-Ferre, Pedram Kheiri, Stefan Raaijmakers, Ali Ugur
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Abstract
An electric vehicle charging system includes a charging connector configured to receive a charging cable. The charging cable and/or the charging connector provide structures for guiding a coolant, cooling the charging cable and/or the charging connector. The electric vehicle charging system further comprises a thermal management unit for cooling the coolant. The thermal management unit comprises a vapor-compression refrigeration system for cooling the coolant below ambient temperature.
Claims7
An electric vehicle charging system, comprising:
- a charging connector configured to receive a charging cable;
- wherein the charging cable and/or the charging connector provide structures configured for guiding a coolant, cooling the charging cable and/or the charging connector;
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- a thermal management unit configured for cooling the coolant;
- wherein the thermal management unit comprises a vapor-compression refrigeration system for cooling the coolant below an ambient temperature,
- wherein the vapor-compression refrigeration system comprises an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant, the expansion valve being arranged in the charging connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.