ASPİLSAN Enerji has produced a locally made DC fast charger for electric vehicles. The company’s General Manager, Ahmet Turan Özdemir, said the dual-socket device features sealing protection and high resistance to impact and heat, adding that it is a commercial product. "Our products are used not only in the defense industry but also in civilian applications," he said.
Speaking to AA, Özdemir explained that the device offers flexible power options ranging from 120 kilowatts (kW) to 200 kW, transfers energy with nominal efficiency exceeding 95 percent and can charge two vehicles simultaneously through its dual sockets.

Operates between minus 30 and plus 50 degrees
The device, which has an IP54 protection rating and IK10 impact resistance, can operate at temperatures ranging from minus 30 degrees to plus 50 degrees thanks to its fan-based cooling system. Özdemir emphasized that the product meets the required safety standards with features including short-circuit, overcurrent and ground-fault current protection, as well as an emergency stop.
"We developed and turned into a product a device that communicates with vehicles on the grid, exchanges information with them and provides a safe charging option," Özdemir said. He added that they had developed the device as a safe, easy-to-use grid product that meets the relevant standards at the highest level.

Özdemir added that they were proud and happy to make the product available to the public.
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