Aspects of the disclosure include a charge port having fast phase change material resolidification. An exemplary charge port can include a plug housing and a direct current terminal electrically coupled to the plug housing. A subassembly is coupled to the direct current terminal. The subassembly includes a cartridge filled with a phase change material and an enhancer. The enhancer includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion is embedded within the phase change material and the top portion extends beyond the cartridge into ambient. The phase change material removes heat from the direct current terminal when charging. The enhancer removes heat from the phase change material for rapid resolidification.
CHARGE PORT WITH FAST PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) RESOLIDIFICATION
2024-10-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / F28F Einzelheiten von Wärmetauschern oder Wärmeübertragungsvorrichtungen für allgemeine Verwendung , DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION / H01R Elektrisch leitende Verbindungen , ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS / H10N |
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