BYD Promotes Super Fast Electric Car Charging with Megawatt Charger

BYD Megawatt Flash Charging Pile. (Photo: Weibo)

JAKARTA - BYD is rumored to have started the implementation of a large-scale Megawatt Flash Charging Pile. This information was confirmed by a number of industry bloggers today. The presence of this charging infrastructure is intended to drastically reduce the charging time of electric vehicles.

With this, charging is close to the speed of refueling in gasoline-powered vehicles. Unlike the ultra-fast charging stations that have been circulating, the Megawatt Flash Charging Pile carries a distinctive "T" shaped design with a striking blue coating.

Launching Carnewschina, Wednesday, February 25, one of the prominent innovations lies in the use of two charging cables that are hung on the left and right sides. This design is designed to overcome the problem of cables that are too short or often drag to the ground.

The pulley system used also serves to balance the weight of the cable, making the charging process lighter and more comfortable for users. In its official statement, BYD calls the Megawatt Flash Charging Pile the world's first full-fledged liquid-cooled charging terminal with a megawatt level that is mass-produced for passenger vehicles.

This system relies on three main parameters that are both in the thousand range, namely a voltage of 1,000 volts, a current of 1,000 amperes, and a power of 1,000 kilowatts. In fact, its peak output is claimed to reach 1,360 kW.

With this ability, BYD says the charging speed is equivalent to 1 second 2 kilometers, or can add about 400 kilometers of mileage in just five minutes. To keep performance stable and prevent overheating during high current charging, both the cable and the charging terminal are equipped with liquid cooling technology.

This system is also equipped with a dual gun charging feature that allows the use of one connector independently or two connectors in parallel to increase output power. Not only focusing on speed, the Megawatt Flash Charging Pile also carries out peak shaving and valley filling functions.

Through this feature, the system can store electricity from the grid during low load and redistribute it when the charging demand is at peak hours. In this way, the pressure on the electricity grid can be suppressed, while maintaining a high power supply of up to 1 MW consistently.