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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is using an aluminum-foil-based anode in a solid-state Li-ion battery to create batteries with higher energy density and greater stability. Resources Liu, Y., When a 30-μm-thick Al 94.5 mA cm −2 ). —Liu et al.

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Volkswagen Group expands US ERL to become IECC; Type 20 BEV concept

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The new Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) will be the largest Volkswagen vehicle research facility outside Germany, and serve as the heart of an expansion of Volkswagen’s North American engineering resources. Powertrain & Chassis: The Type 20 features a full BEV drivetrain, including a 10 kWh battery, 2.5

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Self-driving mining truck stable at 90 km/h; clothoid-based model predictive control

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—Bo Wahlberg, professor of control engineering at KTH. Clothoids are used for road design since their curvature vary linearly with the path arc-length. The truck’s calculation model thus has to be more complex and resource intensive. Resources. 2983-2990 doi: 10.1109/ECC.2015.7330991. Trincavelli, J.

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NC State team develops new Si/C inverter; 12.1 kW/L & greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package

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Further, says Iqbal Husain, ABB Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State and director of the FREEDM Center, the silicon carbide prototype inverter can transfer 99% of energy to the motor—about two percent higher than the best silicon-based inverters under normal conditions. —Iqbal Husain.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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—first author Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. For example, in an electrolyte specially designed by Meng’s collaborators at General Motors, lithium deposits as dense, column-shaped chunks. Our ultimate goal is to enable a commercially viable lithium metal battery. student at UCSD.

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed , fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics system that functions as the on-board charger, and that also provides significant mobile power generation and vehicle-to-grid support capabilities. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496.

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