Abb E-Mobility B.v.

Abb Schweiz Ag

Francisco Garcia-Ferre

Jaroslav Hemrle

Emmanuel Logakis

Lilian Kaufmann

Clemens Van-Der-Veer

Jean-marc Oppliger

Pedram Kheiri

Stefan Raaijmakers

Wiebe Zoon

Matteo Bortolato

Moritz Boehm

David Saxl

Jacim Jacimovic

Jakub Korbel

Adam Michalik

Artur Zawadzki

Lorenz Herrmann

Ali Ugur

Tobias Erford

Thomas Schmoelzer

Wojciech Wysocki

Elise Fahy

Akhil Piplani

Marco Simonetti

Jean-Marc Opplinger

A contact element for an electric vehicle (EV) connector that is configured to connect a charging wire to a connector interface on a vehicle side includes a front part and at least one base. The front part comprises walls having an inner and an outer side that enclose a hollow chamber, which is partly filled with a fluid, and the inner side of the walls are designed having a capillary structure.

Contact element for an EV connector with capillary fluid cooling

A contact element arrangement for an electric vehicle (EV) connector configured to connect a charging wire to a connector interface on vehicle-side includes a contact element and a heat pipe. The contact element comprises a base portion to which a charging wire is connected and a contact portion, which is adapted to contact a counter contact element on a vehicle side. The base portion is cooled by a fluid, and the heat pipe extends from the contact portion to the base portion and is configured to carry heat from the contact portion to the base portion.

Contact element arrangement for an EV connector

A system and method for a liquid cooled cable arrangement for high-power fast charging of electric vehicles includes a charging connector and a liquid cooled charging cable. The cable comprises several insulated positive and negative conductors for supplying charging current, an inner fluid channel and an outer fluid channel surrounding the inner fluid channel. The positive and negative conductors are arranged within the inner fluid channel. The charging connector includes at least a positive contact electrically connected to the positive conductors by a first connecting element, and a negative contact electrically connected to the negative conductors by a second connecting element. The first and second connecting elements include a thermally conductive and electrically conductive material and are electrically isolated from each other. The first and second connecting elements are thermally connected to the inner and outer fluid channels.

Electrical vehicle charging system for charging an electrical vehicle

A system and method relating to a liquid cooled cable arrangement includes a charging connector and a liquid cooled charging cable, wherein the liquid cooled charging cable comprises a plurality of conductors for supplying charging current and at least two fluid channels for supply and return liquid coolant, the charging connector comprises a plurality of bus bars and a plurality of contacts, and the charging connector comprises a second part made from a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material to which the bus bars are attached and to which the fluid channels are thermally connected such that heat generated in the contacts during charging can be removed by the liquid coolant, and/or the bus bars may include bus bar fluid channels to which the fluid channels are thermally connected such that heat generated in the contacts during charging can be removed by the liquid coolant.

Vehicle charging system for charging an electrical vehicle

A system and method for ensuring a defined position of a charging connector includes a signal transmitter, a corresponding signal detector unit for detecting the signal of the signal transmitter, and a holder for holding the charging connector in the defined position. A detector device detects an orientation and/or movement of the charging connector in an environmental coordinate system. The system detects a presence of the charging connector in the defined position and determines the mechanical condition of the interface or a housing of the charging connector via the signal of the signal transmitter, and compares the orientation and/or movement of the charging connector with a corresponding orientation and/or movement of the charging connector to be expected when the charging connector is in the defined position.

System and a method for ensuring a defined position of a charging connector and/or for determining its mechanical condition

A charging connector for a vehicle charging station comprises a latch configured to secure a mechanical connection of the charging connector to a vehicle-side socket, the charging connector further comprising a sensor configured to indicate a secure and correct mechanical connection. The charging connector further comprises a first casing being an external casing, and a second casing, the second casing being a closed inner casing. The second casing encloses a charging connector interface to the vehicle socket, and a charging cable. The sensor is arranged outside the second casing.

Charging connector for an electric vehicle

An arrangement for charging of electric vehicles includes a charging connector and a charging cable. The connector includes a connector body with first and second zones, the two zones being separate from each other. The first zone hosts a mating interface with electrical contacts for mating the connector with a corresponding socket of an electric vehicle. The electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the cable. The second zone includes a tube in which the cable is guided from an opening of the tube, which is arranged on that side of the second zone that faces away from the first zone to the electrical contacts, which are located in the first zone, and a handle for grabbing the connector with a human hand, the handle being separate from the tube. The second zone is Y-shaped where the tube is formed by one upper leg and the lower of the Y.

Charging arrangement for charging of electric vehicles

Charging device

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging connector () comprising an external enclosure () configured to receive and guide a cable () from a back () end to a front end () of the electric vehicle charging connector () and to enclose a compartment () in the front end accommodating power contacts, wherein the electric vehicle charging connector () further comprises an active cooling element ().

Electric vehicle charging connector with active cooling

Charging connector

An electrical switch assembly includes a contact element to be moved towards a further contact element for generating an electrical connection; and a drive for moving the contact element; wherein the drive includes a plunger with a connection member interconnected with the contact element; wherein the plunger includes a mechanical structure with a top side to which the connection member is connection, and a bottom side opposite to the top side; wherein the drive includes a Thomas coil for moving the plunger via an electrically conducting top face, which is provided on the top side and an electrically conducting bottom face, which is provided on the bottom side. The mechanical structure includes at least one channel between the top side and the bottom side, the at least one channel extending transverse to a movement direction of the plunger. Furthermore, the mechanical structure fills less than 50% of a volume between the top side and the bottom side.

Thomson coil driven switch assembly with lightweight plunger

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Francisco Garcia-Ferre