Hi!
I am currently in the process of designing a commercial EV charging station, and as part of that I need a method of connecting the thick input and output wires to the main PCB. The problem I found is that high current/large size connectors are both very expensive and hard to get in any decent quantity. I want to find a part thats reliable and where I wont have problems sourcing the component in 2 years time if I need some more of them.
I found some decent stuff like 2604-3505 from Wago and some other stuff from Phoenix contact, but they are hard to get in big quantities and very expensive (8$ a piece).
My question is if you have made any high current applications, what kind of connector have you used for it?
The ideal connector i am looking for should have the folowing features:
Continious current rating of 32A+
5 pole
can accomodate wires between 2.5mm(14AWG) to 6mm(10AWG)
Preferably tool-les or clamp cage mechanism, since that would make the electricians life easier, but thats not a most have.
Pitch between pins of at least 7.5mm to comply with trace width/clearance requirements
If anyone with experiance would share some knowledge with us that would be highly apprechiated.
I am currently in the process of designing a commercial EV charging station, and as part of that I need a method of connecting the thick input and output wires to the main PCB. The problem I found is that high current/large size connectors are both very expensive and hard to get in any decent quantity. I want to find a part thats reliable and where I wont have problems sourcing the component in 2 years time if I need some more of them.
I found some decent stuff like 2604-3505 from Wago and some other stuff from Phoenix contact, but they are hard to get in big quantities and very expensive (8$ a piece).
My question is if you have made any high current applications, what kind of connector have you used for it?
The ideal connector i am looking for should have the folowing features:
Continious current rating of 32A+
5 pole
can accomodate wires between 2.5mm(14AWG) to 6mm(10AWG)
Preferably tool-les or clamp cage mechanism, since that would make the electricians life easier, but thats not a most have.
Pitch between pins of at least 7.5mm to comply with trace width/clearance requirements
If anyone with experiance would share some knowledge with us that would be highly apprechiated.