Infrastructure for Ultrafast CCS (Combined Charging System) particularly in highway services and major forecourts within cities is pivotal for continued adoption of battery electric vehicles.
To assist with the generational change in how we all drive, various innovative solutions are being introduced with charging technology. One of such is rated boost current, which involves short-term currents exceeding the rated continuous current.
The boost current mode allows to reduce charging times, a goal the industry has been working towards to bring parity in how users experience while refuelling internal combustion engines.
However, there is one common weakness with all ultrafast CCS technology- power loss, which happens due to Joules heating of DC+ and DC- sockets. While power loss may seem innocuous given its prevalence in the industry, but if not addressed it can be the one of the major reasons for the vicissitudes in adoption of BEV, as drivers will continue to experience the gap between the time it takes charging versus refuelling a car with internal combustion engine.
Chargers with rated boost current, is the answer to drive that behavioural change resulting in win-win situation for both the CPOs (Charge Point Operators) and the users of BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles).
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