• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    What does the charging cable look like?

    It is my understanding that the cables used for most car charging stations are actually liquid cooled. There’s only so thick and stiff you can make that cable before a significant number of people just can’t physically plug in their cars. What kind of conductors do you need to pump a megawatt of power?

    • Naz@sh.itjust.works
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      17 days ago

      It’d be a pretty thick cable to push 2500 amps on 480V - at least four braids @ 625A each.

      It’s ridiculous and I don’t have the exact knowledge, haha