I’ve been reading seeing quite a few articles the past couple weeks about companies focused on EV charging stations...my question is do these require any type of coolant to protect it from corrosion or overheating?
Usually not liquid coolant loops. Heat pipes and heat sinks and radiators are usually enough. They can generally put more silicon (MOSFETs and stuff) without worrying about weight as the stations are stationary. (So lower Rds values and more efficiency) Source: general EE knowledge, and owning a charging station for a Chevy Volt
Liquid loops are most useful at transferring heat rather than getting rid of them. (You still need a radiator) They are often employed to deal with high heat density applications, like processors or lasers and stuff.
Also - it's probably way cheaper to put a few more MOSFETs instead of dealing with liquid cooling. Pipes and pumps are expensive! Maintenance and repair costs would probably skyrocket with liquid cooling too. If they want to deploy these stations en mass across various harsh environments, liquid cooling is not the way to go.
To be honest I don't know much about cars, but aren't they just water mixed with some concentrated chemicals? I don't think there's anything special we put in our Chevy
I'm a little bit confused about your question - I thought you were asking about liquid cooling for EV charging stations? If you're talking about EVs themselves, coolant loops for electronics might be pretty reasonable
Liquid loops are most useful at transferring heat rather than getting rid of them. (You still need a radiator) They are often employed to deal with high heat density applications, like processors or lasers and stuff.
Also - it's probably way cheaper to put a few more MOSFETs instead of dealing with liquid cooling. Pipes and pumps are expensive! Maintenance and repair costs would probably skyrocket with liquid cooling too. If they want to deploy these stations en mass across various harsh environments, liquid cooling is not the way to go.