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They all speak the CCS protocol so it’s a matter of a simple passive adapter.
by iknowstuff 3y ago
They all speak the CCS protocol so it’s a matter of a simple passive adapter.
- Nick87633 3y agoAt some high level of charging speed, won't the adapter need active cooling and temperature monitoring?
- simondotau 3y agoI wouldn't imagine so; a short, rigid adapter could have very thick conductors which would have low resistance relative to flexible cable. And being a passive adapter, it would be easy to make very heat tolerant.
- Turskarama 3y agoThe current high speed connectors are actually water cooled.
- simondotau 3y agoCorrect, but that is necessary in order to get a relatively lightweight and flexible cable to carry huge loads. It’s not nearly as important for an adapter which is, for the DC pins at least, a solid bus bar encased in heat resistant plastics.
- Nick87633 3y agoI was thinking that the contact resistance would create quite a bit of heat as well, and if there's nowhere to dissipate you can get quite hot. Even if a high temp plastic can take it, you might burn the person handling it.