High power PCB relay for compact EV charger wallboxes
Omron Electronic Components Europe has launched a 4 pole PCB relay for 22kW Mode 3 AC EV charging stations.
The Omron G9KC PCB relay provides the lowest contact resistance available on the market and produces significantly less load terminal heat rise for EV wallbox chargers.
The compact PCB relay opens up opportunities for designers and manufacturers of EV chargers to create systems that can charge faster and more efficiently, with a higher reliability and expected lifetime.
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity, demand for dependable and high-speed EV supply equipment (EVSE) or EV chargers is also rapidly increasing. Improved charging speeds can be achieved by using higher charging currents; however, this requires the use of higher rated electronic components, resulting in the generation of more heat inside the wallbox enclosure.
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Higher temperatures within the wallbox can significantly affect charging performance and efficiency and can cause temporary limitations on charging power. Furthermore, increased heat cycles and heat levels can also cause components to wear prematurely and fail. Balancing the increasing amounts of heat dissipated by higher power components, with the desire to reduce overall system footprint, is therefore a major challenge for designers of EV charging infrastructure.
The 4-pole G9KC PCB relay uses a mechanically coupled, double break contact design for AC wallbox and Pedestal Charger designs for use in home, workplace, commercial and industrial settings. This reduces the operating temperature in a typical 22 kW (max 32 A/Phase) wallbox for faster, more efficient charging, but also allows more compact and robust designs.
The 4-pole structure means that a single device can replace larger multi-pole Contactors and combinations of 1 and 2 pole, reducing the footprint required. With a guaranteed initial contact resistance of less than 6 mΩ it has the potential to contribute less as a hotspot while improving charging efficiency and performance. The G9KC’s lower operating temperature reduces the likelihood in the number of charge cycles reaching charging current throttling thresholds, while also contributing to improved reliability and longevity of the relays themselves, as well as surrounding components.
Unlike contactors, the G9KC can be mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), which can help to facilitate smaller and lighter designs in a variety of products including EV chargers, UPS, Grid Interactive and commercial and industrial inverters and converters. G9KC has been approved by safety standard certification authorities of UL/C-UL, TUV and CQC, and has been designed to meet the requirements of IEC 62955 – Residual direct current detecting device (short circuit capability), and IEC 61851-1 – Electric vehicle conductive charging systems, alongside a wide range of other relay safety applicable standards.
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