Phoenix Contact is launching a charging cable onto the market which enables electric vehicles to be charged at a conventional household socket and en route.

The charging power of up to 3kW enables full charging of an 18kW battery within six seconds. As such, the charging cable makes electric vehicles less dependent on special charging infrastructure and improves the level of everyday use of environmentally-friendly vehicles.

On the vehicle side, type 1 and type 2 plugs are available for use in Europe. Both versions are available on the infrastructure side with Schuko plugs. The integrated electronics module fulfills the IP67 protection class and resists temperatures from -32°C up to +40°C.

Furthermore, the charging system automatically detects wiring faults and restarts the charging process independently in the event of a power failure.

If required, users can reduce the maximum charging current from 13A to 10, 8 or 6A, in order not to overload already over-used power grids.