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GM’s new RWD PHEV system for Cadillac CT6 designed for fun-to-drive high performance as well as efficiency; Volt on steroids

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GM designed the new powersplit transmission specifically to be able to use an induction machine for Motor A without a reduction in overall efficiency. Compactness, efficiency and excellent NVH were design objectives from the outset. Compactness, efficiency and excellent NVH were design objectives from the outset.

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ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

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Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. ABS reviewed the design for an extended 30-year facility on-station life. OTEC power cycle.

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GM Study Highlights The Increasing Technical Demands on Motors of Increasing Electrification; Bar Wound Stators as Good Present-Day Solution

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Bar winding uses. Bar winding lowers winding resistance 30% or more, lowering overall losses when compared to conventional wire wound types. For the comparison, GM used the same package envelope, same active length, same rotor and same electromagnetic design (turns/pole) for both bar wound and conventional motors.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. in physical chemistry from Princeton. Sauer served in the U.S.

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EV Charging: WeaveGrid–Preparing Utilities for the Coming EV Boom

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Moving to a fleet with a lot more EVs provides a huge opportunity for utilities to sell more electricity and other services as the fossil fuel business winds down, but it’s also a big logistical challenge. WeaveGrid’s first flagship customer is Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), as seen in the images above and below.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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Usually the vehicle must be equipped with wheels or other forms of support for takeoff and landing because an EDS levitation design will not operate at speeds below approximately 20 mph. Both rely on the principle of stator motor design and magnetic induction to create propulsive physical forces. ferromagnetic aluminum, copper, etc.)

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Wind Energy Project: GLPTC seeks to reduce its electrical energy usage by investing in a renewable source of energy to be generated by wind using equipment on site.

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