Everything we know about Tesla’s new liquid cooled charger connector Patent
We have handful of problems keep car buyers from ditching fossil fuels and plugging in electric cars. One of the main reasons? That the car takes too much time to charge when compared to a trip to the gas station. Tesla, and other electric car companies, is working on ways to speed the process up.
The new patent that Tesla submitted this past March and published last week, the company details a liquid cooled charger connection. It is a component that actually plugs into the car. Whats the big deal about liquid cooled connection? This cooler the component, the higher current load it can handle.
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Currently, typical charging cables and connectors can’t handle super high voltage because they simply can’t dissipate heat well enough. Now when u have a liquid cooled unit, companies and automakers can dial up the voltage to charge electric cars quicker. These quick charging EVs can help solve one of the main roadblocks to adoption.
Tesla already has liquid cooled charging cable with the advent of its V3 Supercharger station, but a liquid-cooled connector would only benefit the process further. The patent that applied shows “An inlet conduit and an outlet conduit within the manifold assembly” that altogether “create a fluid flow path.”
These V3 Superchargers just now rolling out offer peak charging rates of up to 250 kilowatts per car. In almost five minutes, a Tesla Model 3 Long Range will see 75 miles of range added. Even the latest Supercharger stations do not need to split power between vehicles. We will have Full power all the time for a single car’s battery.
We might see if this improvement rolls out to Supercharger stations in the near future, or if this is for something different entirely. Till that time, Tesla owners already have plenty to keep occupied with. Tesla’s V10 software update started to roll out with numerous new features last week.
