ReVision EV & Electrification Summit 2024

Thermal management tech for electrified vehicles, high-voltage chargers, charging services

2024/11/01

Summary
Future updates for vehicle thermal management necessary for the evolution of EVs and electrified vehicles (Suzuki Motor Corporation)
Cutting-edge developments in charging services: Efforts in high-voltage chargers and providing charging services during 'interim times’ (Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd.)

Summary

The ReVision EV & Electrification Summit 2024 (organized by InBridges Co., Ltd. (ReVision Auto&Mobility)) was held on September 25, 2024 at the Belle Salle Kudan Hall conference center in Tokyo, Japan.

The morning session was titled "Strategies and approaches for navigating the future changes in the EV market" and featured presentations and panel discussions on topics such as trends in the EV market and mobility, strategies for the Japanese market, and strategies for increasing the value of EVs. The afternoon session was titled "The forefront of diverse technologies and initiatives for enhancing the value of EVs" and featured presentations on EV technical challenges and development directions, EV thermal management systems, the evolution of charging services, battery data linkages, and the circular economy.

This report introduces two of the presentations, which dealt with thermal management and charging services for electrified vehicles.

The main contents are as follows:

1) "Future updates for vehicle thermal management necessary for the evolution of EVs and electrified vehicles" by Mr. Masaki Teshi, Department Manager in Charge, Automobile Dynamical System CAE/MBD Mgmt. Division, Suzuki Motor Corporation

EVs, where vehicle performance varies greatly depending on battery temperature, are increasingly using thermal management systems that are configured around an "air conditioning system" to regulate battery temperature, which is a major difference from the thermal management system for ICE powertrains.

Why is thermal management important for EVs?
EV thermal management system

2) "Cutting-edge developments in charging services: Efforts in high-voltage chargers and providing charging services during 'interim times’ " by Mr. Masaaki Ishimura, General Manager, EV Infrastructure Department, GX Solution Business Division, Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd.

There was an introduction to the development of a 400kW ultra-fast charger that is compatible with the increasing use of 800V in high-performance EVs, as well as efforts to provide charging services for "charging EVs on the go, in between errands".

Higher voltage for BEVs and chargers
Efforts to provide "interim time" recharging services


Tesla Model-Y thermal management module (MarkLines booth at Automotive World 2022)	Takaoka Toko fast charger (Ebina SA, Tomei Expressway)

The materials in this report are reproduced with permission from Suzuki Motor Corporation and Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd.

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