Chademo Quick Charger Connector

CHAdeMO Quick Charger Connector

January 26th, 2011 Masahiro Kawamoto Business Planning Department, HV Business Division, Yazaki Corporation Contents

1. Introduction of Yazaki 2. History and Delivery Results of Yazaki Charger Connector 3. Feature of Yazaki Charger Connector 4. Supply Chain 5. Countermeasure for Arc Issue 6. Future Development

Connecting Yazaki, as a total supplier, is providing a wide variety of products, as well as our core products of automotive wire harnesses and meters, Our Cars sustaining car electronics. High‐Voltage High‐Voltage Wire Harness Connector

Wire Harness

Tachograph

Combination Meter Taxi Meter Copyright (C) 2011 YAZAKI Corporation. 3 All Rights Reserved. Yazaki has been developing a wide variety of indispensable products for Connecting our life and infrastructure such as gas, electricity and solar thermal. Yazaki is supporting our safe and comfortable life through electric wires and gas Our Life equipment.

Connecting Our Cars and Life

New Version

Since 1993 2nd Edition 1st Edition DC500V,120A Destination : EU,US DC600V,150A August 2010 Destination : Japan Certification DC600V,150A Delivery Result: Destination : Japan More than 1,500 sets (as of 2010 END)

Quick Charger Normal Charger

Japan Domestic Version Japan Domestic Version

Inlet(Vehicle Side)

Japan/North America/Europe Version Inlet(Vehicle Side)

ＰＨＶＥＶ Prius PLUG-IN HYBRID Leaf concept Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Toyota Motor Corporation Normal Quick Normal

ＥＶＥＶ Plug-in Stella i-MiEV Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Mitsubishi Motors Quick Normal Quick Normal Corporation

Aluminum Case Plastic Housing

Robust over vehicles below 2t

8 Feature of Yazaki Quick Charger Connector ②

Previous New

Seal To prevent water entry into terminal crimping area.

9 Feature of Yazaki Quick Charger Connector ③

Previous New

Slit Terminal

• Removal of contamination • Prevent increase of insertion force

10 UL/CE Delivery Start Yazaki obtained UL/CE certification for the Quick Charger Connector in August 2010, and started the delivery of CHAdeMO spec to USA and Europe. 2010 2011 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

To USA To Europe

Production Location

North America Europe

Japan

Japan China

North America Europe

Release lever

Charging starts while holding main lever and release lever is down position, what if main lever is released…

Main lever

When charging starts with incomplete lock mechanism… Current protocol of JEVS G103 makes connector release possible even applying current and this could result to generate contact arc. Countermeasure – Issue of Arc MAIN LEVER RETENTION MECHANISM

Additional part to Before mating prevent incomplete lever mating.

After mating Lock to avoid returning lever at incomplete mating.

On mating Release lever Projection on slider operation

Slide on lever lock

Lever

Lever lock Direction  At the lever mating operation, lever lock slides from spring. to slide  At the lever mating operation, it is possible to mate by usual operation.  For unmating operation, Pushing release lever -> Lever lock moves to slide direction by fingers due to the lever is supported by lever lock. -> Lever returns to the original position. In order to release lever lock, let the operation part slide with finger. Copyright (C) 2011 YAZAKI Corporation. 15 All Rights Reserved. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTION

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH FLEXIBLE WIRE TYPE Easy handling improvement Sales release Ensure flexibility under Summer in 2011 Low temperature circumstance DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST QUICK CHARGE INFRA CONNECTOR

Mating performance improvement by simple operation Lightening by structure modification Structure based on arc countermeasure Image Fig.

Special Website of Yazaki Charger Connectors: HV Business Division http://charge.yazaki‐group.com/ Yazaki Corporation

Charger Business Team Oishi, Someha, and Yamada

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