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176 New EV Fast Charging Ports Will Be Installed In Illinois

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Texas-based Universal EV Chargers recently announced that the company was selected by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to receive grants in order to install 176 new DC fast charging ports throughout the state of Illinois. The total dollar amount of the Illinois EV charger grants is $5.8

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ARPA-E releases $10M for 6 projects developing electrical systems for fully-electric aviation applications

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Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Institute of Technology will develop a 10 kV/150A superconducting momentary circuit interrupter (SMCI) to provide fault protection with ultralow power loss (. Under normal operation, the SMCI conducts a DC load current through a high-temperature superconducting winding of a pulse transformer.

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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University of Colorado Boulder. 30 kW Modular DC-DC System using Superjunction MOSFETs This project will develop a new modular power conversion approach that utilizes both silicon and WBG devices to address the fundamental power conversion, loss, and component stress mechanisms. University of Wisconsin - Madison.

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Boeing and Jet Blue back Zunum Aero, startup developing hybrid electric aircraft; focus on regional airports

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Estimates of impacts include: Travel from regional airports in the Boston area to Washington, DC for half the fare and in half the time it takes today door-to-door. POETS’ long-term goal is to increase the power density of current mobile electrified systems by 10-100 times over current state of the art systems.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Ohio State University. Illinois Institute of Technology. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh.

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Battery/Ultracapacitor System for Small Electric Vehicles

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Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Allborg University (Denmark) are studying a hybrid battery/ultracapacitor system for small electric vehicles. In their study, the researchers connected the battery pack and ultracapacitor bank in parallel to the DC link with bi-directional two quadrant buck-boost converters.

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EV gateway

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My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version. Louis in Illinois that is known as a prime spot for Tesla drivers to compete against each other.