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A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with en electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing

A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with en electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. A fast charging station has a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station is designed to carry out the above method for controlling the temperature of a charging cable

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1. A method for controlling a temperature of a charging cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, comprising the steps of: heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle,sensing t

1. A method for controlling a temperature of a charging cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, comprising the steps of: heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle,sensing the electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle, andending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising pre-heating the charging cable. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising sensing imminent connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and wherein the step of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection with the vehicle takes place after the sensing of imminent connection of the charging cable to the vehicle. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of sensing imminent connection of the charging cable to the vehicle comprises sensing an approaching of the vehicle to the fast charging station. 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sensing connection between the charging cable and the vehicle comprises evaluating an electrical signal between the charging station and the vehicle via the charging cable. 6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sensing connection between the charging cable and the vehicle comprises sensing an expiry of a connection timer. 7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further comprises sensing imminent disconnection between the charging cable and the vehicle, andheating the charging cable to bring about disconnection of the charging cable from the vehicle. 8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of sensing imminent disconnection between the charging cable and the vehicle comprises sensing an end of the charging process. 9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sensing imminent disconnection between the charging cable and the vehicle comprises sensing a signal or sensing an activation by a driver of the vehicle. 10. A fast charging station comprising a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, wherein the fast charging station is configured for controlling a temperature of a charging cable by (i) heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle,(ii) sensing the electrical connection between the charging cable and the vehicle, and(iii) ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle.