Charging connector for an electric vehicle
AssigneeABB E-mobility B.V.
InventorsFrancisco Garcia-Ferre, Lilian Kaufmann, Pedram Kheiri, Stefan Raaijmakers, Wiebe Zoon
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Abstract
An electric vehicle charging connector includes contact elements that are electrically connected to a cable. The contact elements comprise a block portion and at least one contact finger extending from the block portion, and a cooling tube for forced cooling that includes a liquid coolant for cooling at least one of the contact elements. The cooling tube is fluidly connected to an internal cooling channel of the contact element. The cooling channel extends from the block portion into the contact finger so that both parts are cooled by the cooling fluid.
Claims9
Electric vehicle charging connector, comprising:
- contact elements that are electrically connected to a cable, wherein the contact elements comprise a block portion and at least one contact finger extending from the block portion, the at least one contact finger for providing electric contact with a mating contact of a vehicle;
- a cooling tube for forced cooling, the cooling tube comprising a liquid coolant is configured for cooling at least the contact elements;
- wherein the cooling tube is fluidly connected to an internal cooling channel of each of the contact elements;
- wherein the cooling channel extends from the block portion into the contact finger so that both parts are cooled by the cooling fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.