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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power electronics value chain which shows an end-to-end supply chain view of materials and components required for volume manufacturing of automotive inverters, converters, and onboard chargers.

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AUGUST 9, 2020

Power management company Eaton has introduced InfiniTrac , an electronically controlled, hydraulically actuated, variable-bias limited-slip differential that delivers optimized vehicle performance at any speed and traction condition. InfiniTrac provides a wide range of functionality for passenger vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

Infineon Technologies AG, the global leader in automotive semiconductors, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services provider, aim to establish a long-term partnership in the field of electric vehicles (EV) to develop advanced electromobility with efficient and intelligent features.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2023

Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. In addition, both parties agreed to set up a joint innovation lab for automotive applications. The use of powerful Zone Control Units is the next decisive step towards a software-defined vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2023

Microchip Technology introduced the MPLAB SiC Power Simulator that quickly evaluates Microchip’s silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and modules across various topologies before committing a design to hardware. The MPLAB SiC Power Simulator accelerates the design process of various SiC-based power topologies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2022

Vitesco Technologies is using green laser systems from its long-standing production engineering partner TRUMPF for copper welded joints for production of battery management electronics for the BMW Group. Complex measures are required to protect electronic systems from the copper spatter that can be generated in the process.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Nevertheless, a few snippets emerged about the characteristics of the next-generation powertrain under development: It will use 75% less SiC in the power electronics without compromising efficiency or performance. Any battery chemistry will be accepted.

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OCTOBER 26, 2013

Results from the university research, guided by semiconductor industry needs, should significantly enhance and accelerate opportunities for advancing properties, design and applications for future generations of integrated circuits. Bioelectric Sensors, Actuators and Energy Sources.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota is expanding its 2023 Corolla lineup with four new Hybrid grades, including a more powerful hybrid system and available all-wheel drive. The 2023 Corolla Hybrids also offer enhanced brake control, while the SE grades (FWD and AWD) inherit the firmer-feel Electronic Power Steering from the Corolla Apex Edition performance model.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Particle accelerators generate high-energy beams of electrons, protons and ions for a wide range of applications, including particle colliders that shed light on nature’s subatomic components, X-ray lasers that film atoms and molecules during chemical reactions and medical devices for treating cancer.

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JULY 23, 2021

The generator that will be at the heart of the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace has arrived for installation at Rolls-Royces’s specialist testbed. megawatt (MW) Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) demonstrator program for future regional aircraft. It will form part of the 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

YASA spin-out Evolito , a new company developing and manufacturing direct- and indirect-drive electric motors and power electronics for aerospace applications, launched publicly as a privately-owned business.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This latest generation of e-drives advances power density and energy efficiency due to numerous innovations at both the component and system level. These include the compact design of the drives, power electronics, and a resource-saving use of materials, which also makes the production of the drives more sustainable.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Wafer manufacturers will add 25 new 200mm lines over the five-year period to help meet growing demand for applications such as 5G, automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that rely on devices like analog, power management and display driver integrated circuits (ICs), MOSFETs, microcontroller units (MCUs) and sensors.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Renault Group and STMicroelectronics announced a strategic cooperation on the design, development, manufacturing, and supply to Renault Group of STMicroelectronics’ products and related packaging solutions for the power electronics systems of battery-operated and hybrid vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Power management company Eaton’ Vehicle Group has partnered with Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The new fuel cell technology will leverage Eaton’s Twin Vortices Series (TVS) technology to improve fuel efficiency.

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APRIL 22, 2021

Individual cell power management enables dynamic loading, efficient operation and degradation isolation. The unit also features seamless integration between stack and power electronics. Design specs for the Gramme 50 include a production rate of 30~50 Nm 3 /hr with a power consumption range of 5~7 kWh/Nm or 150~350 kW.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) is widely used as a low-cost, safer cathode material for Li-ion batteries; however, low ionic and electronic conductivity limit its rate performance. The approach provides a new strategy toward low-cost, long-life, and high-power batteries, the researchers concluded. 1c00037.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Taiwanese power management company Delta Electronics is launching its 500kW DC Ultra-fast EV Charger UFC 500. Designed to charge one heavy duty electric vehicle (e-truck/e-Bus) with large battery capacity at 460 kW power within 2 hours, which, on average, result in a driving range for a full-day operation.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

This makes the motor uniquely compact with maximum power and torque density. With the I 2 SM, ZF is setting a new standard for making e-motors both extremely sustainable in production and highly powerful and efficient in operation. In addition, an increase in power density in the rotor leads to an improvement in performance.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a recent analysis, Fraunhofer ISI concludes that battery-electric drives will become established in heavy-duty applications in the commercial vehicle sector and that fuel cells will remain a niche application. A paper on the work is published in Nature Electronics. Nat Electron 5, 8–10 doi: 10.1038/s41928-021-00706-6.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Hydraulic anti-lock power brakes (ABS). Electronic traction control. Electronic stability control. Hydraulic power steering. Complete power system controls, configurable to given vehicle application. Easily adjustable to fit various wheelbases. Hydro-pneumatic self-leveling suspension.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Medha Group, a supplier of vehicle traction systems and related electronics based in Hyderabad, India, and Leclanché SA, a provider of energy storage solutions, have agreed to market their technologies jointly in the railroad and commercial truck markets. The collaboration covers the European, Middle Eastern and African markets. Its ECE R100.2

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MAY 4, 2023

As part of their strategic partnership announced earlier this year ( earlier post ), ZF and Wolfspeed announced their plans to establish a joint European R&D center for Silicon Carbide (SiC) power electronics in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.

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JUNE 14, 2022

With the 4in1 electric axle, Schaeffler is now going one step further by integrating the thermal management system as well as the electric motor, power electronics, and transmission into the axle drive. This makes the axle drive more compact and lighter and ensures greater comfort.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

Building on the UK’s leading electronics research, the resulting electric drive system exceeded the latest permanent magnet motor performance while simultaneously removing the need for both rare-earth magnets and copper windings, delivering a package both cost effective and recyclable at its end of life.

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JULY 8, 2023

The elastomer, which is heat conductive and electrically insulating at the same time, was first introduced in 2020 with an eye toward applications for charging sockets, control units and batteries in electric cars. This project was right up our alley, because our material is predestined for a wide range of complex electrical applications.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Bosch has signed a long-term agreement with cellcentric to supply electric air compressors with integrated power electronics. The air compressor will be part of the cellcentric fuel-cell system that will feature in heavy trucks and stationary applications in the future. Electric air compressor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

The powertrain business area of Continental, Vitesco Technologies, a leading supplier in the field of vehicle electrification, and ROHM Semiconductor, a leading company in SiC power semiconductors, signed a development partnership, beginning in June 2020. Used in various fields of application, ROHM’s SiC solutions are high power performers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2023

Excluded from this call are applications that include batteries, power electronics, or other powertrain systems. Applicants will partner with one or multiple DOE national laboratories within the LightMAT consortium to address researcher needs for overcoming the identified challenges.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Vitesco Technologies has been selected as a collaboration partner to develop the power electronics with the target to achieve a zero-carbon emissions inverter for the production vehicle application in 2030. One example is the Circular Electronics project to achieve complete recyclability of electronic components.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Using a novel combination of cryogenic transmission electron tomography and deep learning, EPFL researchers have provided a first look at the nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers, revealing how they could be optimized for fuel cell efficiency. Manufacturers integrate these catalysts in complex assemblies called catalyst layers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has developed a model-based development (MBD) simulation technology that shortens verification times for automotive semiconductors by about 90%. Toshiba’s new modeling technology “Accu-ROM” separately calculates the electronic circuits and the mechanical components.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bosch is introducing a flexible smart charging cable with integrated control and safety technology also does without the usual “charging brick”—the bulky in-cable control box—when charging at a 230-volt power socket. kilowatts of charging power. This means the flexible smart charging cable weighs less than three kilograms.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has launched a lineup of specialized differentials for electrified vehicles with comparable performance to traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Each differential is engineered, tested and validated for a variety of traction control applications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

At the upcoming IAA Transportation trade fair in Hanover, Germany, MAHLE will premiere its new SCT electric motor (Superior Continuous Torque), which provides extremely high continuous power and is therefore especially suited to commercial vehicles. A modular concept makes the application simple and cost-effective. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München. The integrated software connects and intelligently coordinates actions across the machine while the all-electric actuators and motors provide the muscle.

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