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Eaton developing suite of 48V technologies to help commercial vehicle manufacturers meet new global emission regulations

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Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems to systems that include 48-volt architecture.

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Fraunhofer IAF develops first monolithically integrated GaN half bridge for voltage converters for e-mobility

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Half-bridge circuits are the centerpiece of many voltage converters. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF has now produced and demonstrated the world’s first monolithically integrated GaN half bridge for the important 600 volt class. This means that they require smaller output filters.

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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

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To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions.

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Electric vehicles motors

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It is the propulsion system, converts the electric power and converts into physical energy for movement. In simple words, it converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. DC motors may run from 96 to 192 volts and AC motor, three-phase AC motor running at 240 volts AC with a 300-volt battery pack.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks launches series-production model of eActros electric heavy-duty truck

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In comparison to the concepts with a central motor, this variant offers a number of advantages. The low-voltage on-board electrical network with two regular 12-volt batteries is charged from the high-voltage batteries using a DC/DC converter.

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New halogen conversion-intercalation chemistry enables high-energy density aqueous Li-ion battery

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volts versus Li/Li +. The use of ‘water-in-salt’ electrolytes has considerably expanded the electrochemical window of aqueous lithium-ion batteries to 3 to 4 volts, making it possible to couple high-voltage cathodes with low-potential graphite anodes. A team of researchers led by a group from the University of Maryland has. Yang et al.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. liter range extender engine.

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