Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

All three ferries will be capable of all-electric operation with fast charging. The ferries have been designed with energy efficient hulls, equipment and systems. Norwegian Electric Systems’ main DC system ensures the safe charging and discharging of the batteries. Norwegian Electric DC switchboards.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2020

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its high-power 60 kW AC to DC Power Conditioning System (PCS) charger unit to Underwriter Laboratories UL 1741 & 1741-SA standards. UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc.,

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Convert Grid Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Expanding its portfolio of solutions for the marine electrification industry, Leclanché is introducing a new “ports and harbor” infrastructure solution enabling hybrid and fully electric vessels to fast charge when returning to port. The Ontario ports and harbor systems are equipped with a 3.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

KTSi trackside flywheel systems provide voltage support to overtaxed sections of electric rail systems, eliminating slowdowns, as well as capturing, storing and reusing the regenerative braking energy of rail cars. Kinetic Traction was formed earlier this year in the wake of the collapse of advanced flywheel energy storage company Pentadyne.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The Commission approved a $1.6-million The total Commission funding for the amended agreement is $2,994,298.

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2021

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its bi-directional 125 kilowatt (kW) DC fast charger to the Underwriter Laboratories 1741-SA standard. UL 1741-SA is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

With the acceleration of the EV market many car makers and automotive suppliers are now embracing 800V drive systems to achieve much faster charging and reduce weight. These new systems allow the car makers to produce vehicles with longer driving ranges. The first products available are the 650V SCT040H65G3AG, priced at $5.00

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Setec Powerr

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Because of the various limitations of charging infrastructure, permanent EV charging stations are not the only option for many companies. SETEC POWER has developed the Emergency mobile EV charging system, a solution that can be customized to meet your specific charging needs to solve this problem.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

BMW has selected Bochum, Germany-based Scienlab as a strategic partner and is investing in test laboratories for developing energy storages and inverters. Scienlab electronic systems GmbH in Bochum produces test systems to test industrial products as well as electrified drive train components for electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2018

—four times less weight and half the size of conventional DC fast EV chargers (DCFC), as well as a high voltage direct current (HVDC) port to utilize energy storage and renewable energy systems, minimizing demand on the power grid. The proposed XFC design is expected to offer grid-to-vehicle efficiency up to 96.5%—four

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Production-intent specs for the powertrain in the F-150 REEP (range-extended electric powertrain) include a Ford 2.0L, 4-cylinder normally aspirated gasoline engine powering an 82 kW (peak) Remy DC generator. Fuel economy in charge sustaining mode is 32 mpg US (7.35 V8 Ford powertrain originally installed in the vehicle.

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F-150 Convert Ford Electric Vehicles 240

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid with overhead conductive charging station and pantograph extended. The difference lies in a more powerful electric motor, increased energy storage and equipment for overhead conductive opportunity charging. The bus is rapid-charged at select bus stops via a pantograph. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

Alternating-current (AC) charging system up to 7.4 Direct-current (DC) charging system at max. kWh is used as an electric energy storage unit. The new compact models can be charged with alternating current or direct current. This means that the compact plug-in hybrids can be charged at a 7.4

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Mercedes Power Powered PHEV 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

PPSA improves the size, cost, efficiency, flexibility and reliability of electronic power converters; PPSA has a 100% indirect power transfer compared to direct power transfer from conventional power converters. Ideal Power Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc.,

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Power Powered Hybrid Lithium Ion 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2013

H/EVs are equipped with multiple battery modules—typically controlled via CAN by the Battery Management System—which together can supply up to 500 Volts and also power other high-voltage applications such as Inverter, Start/Stop, DC/DC Converter, Charger and Air Conditioning systems.

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Market Hybrid DC Vehicles 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

PRIMOVE can charge vehicles not just when parked, but also in motion. These convert the DC supply voltage to the AC voltage used in the system. DC feed cables. They convert the magnetic field from the primary winding into alternating current. Energy storage (e.g. Earlier post.). Power electronics.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Onboard batteries are recharged by regenerative braking as well as grid charging. The US Hybrid fuel cell, powertrain, and vehicle controller optimizes power delivered by the energy storage and fuel cell power plant. Earlier post.).

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Hawaii Plug-in Plug Hybrid 281

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

There are three main types of electric vehicles: #1 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): These vehicles are powered solely by electric motors and rely on rechargeable batteries for energy storage. They need to be plugged into an external power source, such as a charging station or an electrical outlet, to recharge their batteries. #2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

The objective of the project is to develop a high power and high energy electrical storage system that combines the strengths of each technology—high power density for ultracapacitors and high energy storage for Li-ion batteries—at equal or better system efficiency and net cost/density compared to current conventional Li-ion batteries.

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PHEV Li-ion Batteries Battery 247

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2019

kWh is used as an electric energy storage unit. It can be charged at an external electric energy source. The A 250 e and B 250 e can be charged with alternating or direct current. This means that the compact plug-in hybrids can be charged at a 7.4 Each charging procedure is booked automatically.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 317

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The supporting systems for electrical and vehicle integration include a 12V-48V DC-DC converter and a Ricardo hybrid supervisory controller. These will include the latest developments in Ricardo’s high speed flywheel energy storage, vehicle light-weighting and battery management system technologies.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

In 2017, after taking charge of the Tata Group, Natarajan Chandrasekaran had mooted the ‘UniEVerse’ initiative, keeping sustainability at its core. Moreover, Tata AutoComp developed their battery management software with TCS and also built a three-in-one — a PDU, DC-DC converter and onboard charger, all housed in one unit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

This electricity is used to charge the flywheel, spinning it at up to 36,000 rpm. Useable stored energy is 1.2MJ, with peak power of 120kW. The GKN Hybrid Power Mk4 eFES is an electrically driven flywheel energy storage system. When the driver accelerates, the system works in reverse.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

There’s an internal DC/DC converter, and a computer board that monitors battery input voltage, the temperature, and adjusts the output voltage. Unlike batteries, which produce and store energy by means of a chemical reaction, ultracapacitors store energy in an electric field.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). After a communications handshake, charging begins automatically without a physical corded connection.

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Standards International Charging Grid 544

Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

To put it simply, a kW is a measure of power, and a kWh is a measure of energy; power is the rate at which something uses energy, and energy is the capacity to do work. You can quickly convert watts (W) to kilowatts (kW) by diving your wattage by 1,000: 1,000W 1,000 = 1 kW. The Kilowatt. The Kilowatt-Hour.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

Dow Kokam says that the design of the cells results in lower impedance and heat generation, with improved lifetime and faster charge and discharge. ZeroTruck is building one truck for service on a federal campus in Washington DC, featuring an 18-foot dry freight body for facilities with delivery in early April 2011.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. When utilities considered storage technology at all in the succeeding decades, it was generally in the form of pumped-storage hydropower, an expensive piece of infrastructure that could be built only in hilly terrain.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids. HELLA is a leading provider of Intelligent Battery Sensors (IBS), DC/DC converters and automotive energy management products for micro-hybrid vehicles for the world’s leading automotive OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Average net power produced over test period: 1,100W DC or 820W AC. The hybrid-configured APU provides both AC power and DC power to the truck’s hotel loads. The SOFC sub-system efficiently converts chemical energy in the ULSD fuel directly into useful electrical power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

The Elantra LPI Hybrid energy storage systems uses a 180V, 5.3 Among the benefits of the battery, Hyundai says, are 65% more power density; 15% more energy density; 12% more energy efficiency; and 43% better state-of-charge estimation. The Elantra LPI Hybrid is a mild-hybrid with a fuel economy rating of 17.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade. Consumers and Charging. Incentivize the battery makers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

In the system, the batteries function as the main energy storage source of the vehicle, supplying average power to the load. 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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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Energy management is handled by a high-voltage pulse-controlled inverter, which—along with the 12 Volt electrical system’s DC/DC converter and charging module—is integrated in the compact integral drive. The entire unit is relatively light and compact.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

In combination with the adjustable intake camshaft, the Audi valvelift system improves cylinder charging and ensures spontaneous and powerful torque build-up. In conjunction with the electric unit, this functions as a torque converter. The lithium-ion battery energy storage system of the Audi A8 hybrid is mounted in the rear section.

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