ICPSG 2025 Madrid: EV Fast-Charge and Thermal Management — Invited Talk
Event: 8th International Conference on Power & Smart Grid (ICPSG 2025)
Dates: 23–25 June 2025
Location: Madrid, Spain — hosted with the Technical University of Madrid (UPM); venue at UPM’s Campus de Montegancedo. icpsg.org+1
Speaker: Invited talk by Professor Saim Memon, CEO of Sanyou London
Conference site: icpsg.org icpsg.org
What happened?
Professor Saim Memon, CEO of Sanyou London, delivered the invited session “Thermal Management & Fast-Charge Challenges for Electric Vehicles.” The talk set out practical options for keeping batteries cooler, keeping charge times brisk, and keeping grid impacts predictable—linking vehicle, charger and station decisions into one system view.
What did the audience gain?
- Temperature and humidity in fast-charge reality: how hot, humid days raise condenser and chiller loads; how dry heat changes convective cooling; and why dew-point management matters during aggressive charge cycles.
- Curbing heat flow at source: using high-resistance, low-thickness barriers to cut parasitic heat paths into packs and ducts, so the active loop does less work.
- Charge-mode matching: aligning slow, medium and rapid charge with real-time pack health—state of charge, temperature spread and ageing indicators—to protect lifetime and minimise downtime.
- Smart-station case study (hot, arid climates): heat-aware siting, shading, storage and demand management to reduce opex and carbon, while keeping queue times acceptable.
Why does this matter?
Fast-charging concentrates heat in minutes, not hours. If heat is not managed, power throttles early; range and cell life suffer; costs rise. A passive-plus-active approach—insulation to slow heat ingress, liquid cooling to move heat efficiently, and controls to schedule charge power—keeps packs within tight temperature bands and keeps stations on plan.
Where Sanyou London fits
Sanyou London develops vacuum-insulation energy technologies that complement active cooling in EV systems:
- Flexible VIP designs: conformable vacuum-insulated panels to line curved housings, ducts and thermal bridges around modules and packs; slim format, high resistance, low added mass.
- System integration: passive layers paired with liquid circuits, heat exchangers and smart control to reduce compressor duty, improve temperature uniformity and protect kilometre-life.
Discussion highlights
Q: Does insulation slow cooling after a hot charge?
A: Insulation slows both heating and cooling. In practice, pairing targeted insulation with higher-effectiveness heat exchange and predictive control keeps peak temperatures lower; the system has less excess heat to remove.
Q: How big is humidity’s role?
A: Significant at the station: high humidity increases condenser work and can push chiller limits. Designing for dew-point and air-side performance avoids unplanned power throttling.
Q: What about grids and tariffs?
A: Thermal planning reduces peak electrical demand at stations. With storage, shading and schedule-aware charging, operators cut opex and carbon while maintaining service levels.
Work with Sanyou London
- EV thermal projects: flexible VIP concepts for modules, packs and enclosures; integration with liquid cooling and control.
- Collaboration: vehicle OEMs, battery integrators and charge-point operators exploring heat-aware, techno-economic roll-outs.
Contact: Visit www.sanyoulondon.com or reach Sanyou London Customer Service.
Media & speaking enquiries: Professor Saim Memon
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