Philipp Senoner (CEO Alpitronic) and Mathias Wiecher (EON Drive) explain how HPCs ("high-power chargers") work for charging electric cars. Charging voltages of up to 1,000 V and over 500 amps are possible with this ultra-fast charging technology. This quickly raises the question of how the charging station itself is cooled during the charging process (in addition to the high-voltage battery).
Both guests are working closely together on the expansion of the charging infrastructure and report in the podcast on the challenges that need to be overcome: As a manufacturer of high-performance charging stations, Philipp Senoner emphasizes which components are important for ultra-fast charging so that the material does not age so quickly. Mathias Wiecher sees the technology (on behalf of his customers) from the user's perspective: drivers of electric cars rely on the charging stations, which must always function flawlessly.
