MAHLE has won its first series order for a new, high-performance cooling module in the megawatt charging sector, which will be installed in fast-charging stations for commercial EVs.
The customer is a European cable manufacturer and outfitter of megawatt charging systems (MCS) which rated the performance and cost efficiency of the cooling module as crucial factors in placing the order. Series production of the new cooling module will start at the end of 2025 at the MAHLE plant in Námestovo, Slovakia.
The modular cooling module can also be used in fast charging systems for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, in maritime applications or for rail vehicles.
Megawatt charging systems (MCS) for electric commercial vehicles are mainly found at services stations on and off-motorways. Depending on the outside temperature, these charging stations generate waste heat of up to 8 kW, all the while enabling potential rapid-charging capacities of up to 3.75 MW per charging station.
The cooling module can be adapted to the installation space of different charging stations specified by the customers and is approved for ambient temperatures of -35 to +50 °C without loss of performance.
Fast charging capacities of up to 500 kW are possible for charging systems for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The cooling module, consisting of heat exchangers, pumps and fans, is modular in design and can also in this case be adapted to customer requirements and available installation space.
“In our cooling module, we connect up to four heat exchangers in series to cool down the waste heat of the cable using air that is drawn in. Fans transport the air to the outside.“
Norman Nagel, Head of Business Development MAHLE Industrial Thermal Systems
