AeroVironment Achieves Electric Vehicle Fast Charge Milestone

EVWorld ^ | May 30, 2007

[thackney]

operating at 14,700 volts and 600 amps. We're still working on the plug design

They are called "load break elbows". Been around for a few decades.

[Old Professer]

Actually a 4160v 100a service xfrmd to 460v, charging from one leg 270v using wires as big as your wrist should do it.

[robertpaulsen]

"Actually a 4160v 100a service xfrmd to 460v, charging from one leg 270v using wires as big as your wrist should do it."

Yeah, hand me that, would ya?

Imagine some numbnuts pulling away from the charging station with that puppy still plugged in. 500KW of:

[robertpaulsen]

"maybe a capacitor with the power stored and ready to discharge?"

Yeah, well, you can throw that switch.

[my right]

Ok, at the risk of being laughed off this forum, I am going to relate a true story. My dad bought a new batt. in 1950-51. The name of the batt. was “Red Giant”, it was a 6 volt that had a lifetime warranty. He put it in a 1941 Ford. Now, this is where it gets really weird, The guy at the gas station that sold him the batt. told him that it would recharge itself after being completely discharged and that you could put your finger into the cell and stick it in your mouth and not be burned or taste acid. I was 8 or 9 years old at the time but I do remember him demonstrate this several times. I just got off the phone with him where I asked about the thing recharging itself and he told me that on several ocasions that he had drained the batt. down until it would not burn the dome light and after letting it sit for about 5 min., it would crank the car. He said he would have kept the batt. when he traded cars but the 1952 Ford he bought had 12 volt sys. and besides, he figured all batt. would eventually be made like this. Ok, go ahead and let the flames fly, but my dad just told me that at 84 he was too old to risk lying about something that could not benefit him in any way.

[Rick_Michael]

Ouch...ha.

[norwaypinesavage]

"A little long for a fill-up, but not too bad."

35 KWh is about the same amount of energy as in a gallon of gasoline. That would be about the same as three hours to fill your tank.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Ok, go ahead and let the flames fly, but my dad just told me that at 84 he was too old to risk lying."

Actually, this sounds like the perfect battery to start up my generator that is run by an electric motor that charges the battery. I'll bet the oil companies would suppress it, though.