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Continental to launch 3rd generation of power electronics for hybrids and EVs in August

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Continental will launch its third generation of power electronics for hybrid and electric vehicles in August 2015. The power electronics converts the electricity accordingly, and guides it towards the engine in the required amperage and frequency; the engine is controlled by means of these parameters.

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Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

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To enable full electric drive, the bus is equipped with electric power steering; an electrical air compressor ; and a DC/DC unit that converts 600 V power to 24 V power. The DC/DC unit replaces the conventional alternator. Hamburg, Luxembourg and Stockholm will implement the new bus system in 2014 and 2015.

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Hyundai Mobis develops on-board bi-directional charger for V2G applications

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The bi-directional OBC uses an AC↔DC converter and step-up / step-down converter to convert direct current and alternating current in both directions and to synchronize voltage and power frequency with the power grid. Currently, V2G is in pilot projects in Japan, Denmark, US, and China.

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New Toshiba image-recognition processors for ADAS; night-time pedestrian detection and 3D reconstruction

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Sample shipments of the first device, TMPV7608XBG, will start in January 2015, with mass production scheduled for December 2016 onwards. The TC9580FTG system power management IC employs a DC-DC converter for optimizing voltage and power current control of the TMPV760 series.

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deereā€™s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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Inverters allow a machineā€™s power train to run power between the electrical machines, acting like a generator or motor, and they convert electricity from AC to DC and back again. To accelerate Deereā€™s electrification evolution, from 2015 through 2021, Singh and his group collaborated with researchers from the U.S. cubic meters.

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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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The new H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus is scheduled for deployment with Hawaii MTA in early 2015. US Hybrid has been a key supplier of balance-of-plant components such as cathode air blowers, DI pumps and power converters to UTC and other fuel cell suppliers for over a decade. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Group planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids from 2014; the role of the MQB in the Groupā€™s electrification plans

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Winterkorn also stated that Volkswagen would reach its self-imposed target of reducing the CO 2 output of its European new vehicle fleet to less than 120 g/km by 2015. billion) planned by the Group up to 2015. billion) planned by the Group up to 2015. DC/DC converter. 100 km (59 mpg US). billion (US$65.3

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