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Usually not liquid coolant loops. Heat pipes and heat sinks and radiators are usually enough. They can generally put more silicon (MOSFETs and stuff) without wo

Usually not liquid coolant loops. Heat pipes and heat sinks and radiators are usually enough. They can generally put more silicon (MOSFETs and stuff) without worrying about weight as the stations are stationary. (So lower Rds values and more efficiency) Source: general EE knowledge, and owning a charging station for a Chevy Volt Liquid loops are most useful at transferring heat rather than getting rid of them. (You still need a radiator) They are often employed to deal with high heat density applications, like processors or lasers and stuff. Also - it's probably way cheaper to put a few more MOSFETs instead of dealing with liquid cooling. Pipes and pumps are expensive! Maintenance and repair costs would probably skyrocket with liquid cooling too. If they want to deploy these stations en mass across various harsh environments, liquid cooling is not the way to go.

burtmurphy 6y ago
Thanks for the quick answer. With your Chevy Volt, do you mind me asking what type of coolant you use?
- parsecs 6y ago
  The station itself is pretty compact and does not use any liquid cooling. I'm not sure if we're on the same page about "coolant" - are you referring to those used in cars or the ones used for PCs and electronic devices?
  - burtmurphy 6y ago
    In this instance cars
    - parsecs 6y ago
      To be honest I don't know much about cars, but aren't they just water mixed with some concentrated chemicals? I don't think there's anything special we put in our Chevy I'm a little bit confused about your question - I thought you were asking about liquid cooling for EV charging stations? If you're talking about EVs themselves, coolant loops for electronics might be pretty reasonable
      - burtmurphy 6y ago
        Ha! My apologies. Your correct, my initial question was about liquid cooling for the stations themselves. I then switched to the EVs themselves as a follow up. Thanks for your help!

burtmurphy 6y ago

Thanks for the quick answer. With your Chevy Volt, do you mind me asking what type of coolant you use?

parsecs 6y ago
The station itself is pretty compact and does not use any liquid cooling. I'm not sure if we're on the same page about "coolant" - are you referring to those used in cars or the ones used for PCs and electronic devices?
- burtmurphy 6y ago
  In this instance cars
  - parsecs 6y ago
    To be honest I don't know much about cars, but aren't they just water mixed with some concentrated chemicals? I don't think there's anything special we put in our Chevy I'm a little bit confused about your question - I thought you were asking about liquid cooling for EV charging stations? If you're talking about EVs themselves, coolant loops for electronics might be pretty reasonable
    - burtmurphy 6y ago
      Ha! My apologies. Your correct, my initial question was about liquid cooling for the stations themselves. I then switched to the EVs themselves as a follow up. Thanks for your help!