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SALZBURG, Austria and PADERBORN, Germany, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Battery cools and charges significantly faster than conventional solutions.

- Climate-friendly, completely enclosed CO2-based cooling system.

Together with range, battery charging time is one of the key issues in

electromobility. "Car owners don't like the fact that the charging process

currently still takes a relatively long time. They feel that this restricts

their mobility and flexibility," explains Dr. Rainer Lübbers, Executive Vice

President of the responsible business unit at BENTELER Automotive. Shorter

charging times are therefore a factor in promoting the politically desirable

broad acceptance of electric vehicles. Up to now, however, the large amount of

heat generated during charging at fast charging stations has proven to be an

obstacle. With its high-pressure heat exchanger, BENTELER now offers an

innovative solution for particularly effective and fast cooling.

Innovative, compact and powerful – and no bigger than a pack of cigarettes

The outstanding feature is: The BENTELER high-pressure heat exchanger is

installed in the air conditioning circuit. "Coupling battery cooling and air

conditioning in this way increases the cooling power available during charging.

This shortens the battery charging time," says Jens-Eike Jesau, the developer

responsible. On the one hand, the battery and car interior can be optimally

cooled while, on the other, the battery heat can be used to heat the passenger

compartment when necessary.

The high-pressure heat exchanger from BENTELER uses CO2 as the cooling medium.

The natural refrigerant with the designation R744 is liquefied before entering

the cooler. There it evaporates and absorbs the waste heat from the battery

charging process. Thanks to the completely sealed system, no CO2 can escape.

The cooling capacity of the climate-friendly solution from BENTELER is

significantly higher compared to conventional heat exchangers. We are proud to

be able to offer this new solution to our e-mobility customers," says Lübbers.

"It’s backed up by our systems expertise as one of the leading global partners

to the automotive industry.”

Press contact:

BENTELER Automotive

Yves Ostrowski

Head of Communications/Marketing

Paderborn, Germany

Phone: +49 5254 81 30 7610 / Mobile: +49 172 5727257

E-Mail: public.relations@benteler.com

BENTELER Group

Birgit Held

Vice President Corporate Communications/Marketing

Salzburg, Austria

Phone: +43 662 2283-101040 / Mobile: +43 664 8836 1890

Email: public.relations@benteler.com

About BENTELER

BENTELER is a global, family-owned company serving customers in automotive

technology, the energy sector and mechanical engineering. As innovative

partner, we design, produce and distribute safety-relevant products, systems

and services.

In the 2019 financial year, Group revenues were €7.713 billion. Under the

management of the strategic holding BENTELER International AG, headquartered in

Salzburg, Austria, the Group is organized into the Divisions BENTELER

Automotive and BENTELER Steel/Tube. Our around 30,000 employees at 100

locations in 28 countries offer first-class manufacturing and distribution

competence – all dedicated to delivering a first-class service wherever our

customers need us.

BENTELER. The family of driven professionals. Since 1876.

www.benteler.com        

About BENTELER Automotive

BENTELER Automotive is the development partner for the world´s leading

automobile manufacturers. With around 26,000 employees and more than 70 plants

in about 25 countries we develop tailored solutions for our customers. Our

products include components and modules in the areas of chassis, body, engine

and exhaust systems, as well as solutions for electric vehicles.

www.BENTELER-automotive.com/de/

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