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Improving Extreme Temp Performance in EV Batteries
On March 31, 2023 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel
Adam Kimmel
Extreme temperatures can reduce EV range by up to 35 percent and negatively impact battery durability. Energy harvesting is emerging as a tool to trim these efficiency losses to optimize battery performance and increase charging speed.
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Tagged With: automotive, batteries, battery thermal management systems, btms, charging speed, efficiency, electric vehicles, energy harvesting, ev, lithium-ion
Critical Components for ESS Success
On March 29, 2023 in All, Connectors, Energy Harvesting, General by TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity
The article examines the importance of less visible components for the successful operation of energy storage systems. These lesser-known components, such as contactors and EMI filters, play a crucial role in ensuring a safe, reliable energy storage system that meets regulatory standards.
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Tagged With: battery energy storage system, battery management systems, bess, bms, contactor, dual stage filter, electric vehicle, emi, ev, filter, power inverter, single stage filter, solar panel, wind turbine
Faster EV Charging with SiC
On June 11, 2021 in All, Automotive, Power by Marcel Consée
Marcel Consée
Electromobility has challenges to overcome. Global environmental issues such as battery production, recycling, and power generation intertwine with individual and practical aspects. Learn how state-of-the-art semiconductor technology helps to solve at least some of the problems.
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Tagged With: ac charging stations, ac level 1, dc fast charging, dc level 1, electric vehicle, electromobility, ev, sic, silicon carbide
Mobility Challenges in Cities
On April 22, 2021 in All, IoT, Sensors by Poornima Apte
Poornima Apte
As the accelerating forces of urbanization, population increases, and climate change converge, mobility challenges will only worsen. One of the questions cities must answer as they confront these challenges: How to move people around efficiently while still keeping sustainability top of mind?
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Tagged With: 5g, ev, mobility, smart cities, transportation
Emission-free Utility and Special-purpose Vehicles
On March 29, 2021 in All, Automotive, Connectors, General by Julia Krüger
Julia Krüger
New environmental regulations and the need to balance CO2 emissions make the change from combustion engines to battery-electric drive systems inevitable. This is where the universal vehicle charging inlets from Phoenix Contact can help.
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Tagged With: charging inlet, co2, electric vehicle, electrification, emission free, ev, mobility transformation, phoenix contact, special purpose vehicle, utility vehicle
New Tech Tuesdays: These STMicrolectronics Boards Make Noise for EVs
On January 5, 2021 in All, Automotive, Connectors, Dev Tools, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings
Tommy Cummings
Let's look at three boards that, when connected, create and control audible motor sounds in quiet-running vehicles to alert pedestrians of their presence. It's like finding your electric or hybrid vehicle's voice.
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Tagged With: alert, amplifier, applications, audio, automotive, board, boards, ev, pedestrians, warning
Going Off-Grid Efficiently With MicroGrids
On August 24, 2020 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, Industrial, Lighting by Paul Lee
Paul Lee
Microgrids are becoming popular for environmental and dollar cost savings. However, adoption is dependent on efficient power conversion electronics enabled by the increasing use of wide bandgap semiconductors.
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Tagged With: efficiency, electric vehicle, energy, ev, microgrid, renewables, saving, wide bandgap
What We Learned About EV Range Anxiety
On February 28, 2020 in All, Automotive, Connectors, General, Motor Control, Power by Tommy Cummings
Tommy Cummings
We just endured the biggest adventure of our Tesla commitment ... a long-distance journey, an 853km (530-mile) roundtrip in an EV equipped with a 50kW battery that has a 362km (225-mile) range between full charges. We learned valuable lessons, and we’re hopeful for progress.
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Tagged With: Electric vehicles, EV, EV charging stations, Tesla, Tesla Model 3
How Utilities Are Preparing for EVSE
On March 28, 2019 in All, Automotive, Power by David Talbott
David Talbott
Analysts estimate that if every car and light truck on US roads today were an EV, the amount of power they would consume would equal the US’s entire power-generation capacity. What are utility companies doing to support EV charging needs?
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Tagged With: Charging station, Electric vehicles, EV, EVSE, Power consumption, Power distribution, Power grid, Power utilities
SiC Devices Usurp Si MOSFETs and Diodes in Servers, Motors, EVs
On October 1, 2018 in All, Power, Wide Bandgap by Bill Schweber
Bill Schweber
Switching devices—both transistors and diodes—based on silicon-on-carbide (SiC) are redefining capabilities of power-related circuits. These offer far better efficiency and range than today’s best silicon-only MOSFETs, IGBTs, and diodes, and are already in widespread use in top-tier data centers and server farms.
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Tagged With: Electric motors, Electric vehicles, EV, HEV, Hybrid electric vehicles, Power, Power-related circuits, SiC devices, SiC power, SiC technologies, SiC-based Diodes, SiC-based MOSFETs, Silicon-on-carbide devices, WBG, Wide Bandgap

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