There is an old joke that asks “When is a door not a door?” The answer is, “When it is ajar.” Today, there is a new version that goes like this. When are welding machines not welding machines? The answer is, “When they are EV chargers.” Lincoln Electric is well known to tradespeople. The company manufactures welding equipment of all types and has been in business since 1895.
Lincoln Electric has just introduced its Velion line of DC fast EV chargers for electric vehicles. EV charging is much in the news lately but mostly for all the wrong reasons. Leaving aside the Tesla Supercharger network, many of the fast EV chargers available to the public in North America are broken or will not connect when needed. The Lincoln Electric Velion Level 3 DC fast charger platform delivers fast charging speeds with unparalleled reliability for the ultimate in performance and uptime, the company says in a press release.
That’s because the Velion EV chargers are designed with industrial grade components that leverage the company’s more than a century of experience designing, testing, and building high quality industrial equipment that has stood the test of time, including 50+ years of experience manufacturing rugged, reliable electric power conversion systems for a wide range of harsh outdoor operating environments.
The Velion lineup is “designed to meet the stringent needs of charge point operators who install, operate and manage networks of charging stations as well as businesses with EV fleets requiring reliable, fast charging,” said Steven Sumner, the head of corporate innovation for Lincoln Electric. “Our DCFC charger is also the first and only American designed and American made EV charger to not only meet, but exceed, the requirements of the federal government’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.”
The first charger from the company will be the 150 kW Velion DC fast charger, which exceeds 75% domestic content and is engineered to exceed 97% uptime with an output of up to 1000V/150A and 500V/300A and a charging efficiency of 95 percent. It operates within the temperature range of -31° F to 122° F (-35° C to 50° C), delivering reliable performance in a wide range of operating conditions. It is backed by Lincoln Electric’s multi-point service network across the United States.
