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Mitsubishi Electric introduces new power module for hybrid and electric vehicles

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Two carrier-stored trench gate bipolar transistor (CSTBT) IGBT chips are incorporated in a 600V/300A power module. Mitsubishi Electric’s J-Series T-PM offers enhanced reliability by incorporating the company’s original, inner connection technology called direct lead bonding (DLB). Sales will begin 8 April 2011.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He was part of an IEEE task force that in 2020 issued a report that described how equipment used for storing energy, transferring power over long distances, and integrating renewable energy could impact power system stability. These issues required a reevaluation of how we had defined and classified stability in 2004,” Vittal says.

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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

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He became the mission systems engineer in 2004. “I Any scientific data the JWST collects during its lifetime will need to be stored on board, because the spacecraft doesn’t maintain round-the-clock contact with Earth. I knew where the risks were in this mission. And I wanted to make sure that we didn’t get any new risks,” he says.

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Recent Hybrid Braking Complaints Highlight Regenerative Braking Design Issues

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Right: 2004-2009 Toyota Prius (THS-II). The motor-generator must be connected in some manner to the vehicle’s final drive such that the vehicle’s coasting motion will cause it to rotate. Comparison of regenerative/hydraulic (friction) braking ratios under normal braking. Left: 2001-2003 Toyota Prius (THS). Source: Toyota Motor Company.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. The first one involved Steve, who is blind, and in 2012 got into a car and drove down to a local store to get a taco. —Anthony Levandowski.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

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Gallagher’s Music – Grimsby and Cleethorpes only music store. I decided to set my little business up in January 2020 as I’ve always been a crafty person, I take any requests for personalised things and will happily try and create something special for you if you had something in mind that isn’t seen in my store.

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12 Days of Giveaways

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An independent family-run business with seven standalone stores in the UK, including Cleethorpes, Lincoln, Beverley, Knutsford, Grimsby, Windermere and London. Forw4rd – A small independent forward thinking store selling the finest clothing, footwear, accessories and skate goods. Established in 2004, Forw4rd is located in Cleethorpes.

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