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The Benefits of Bidirectional Charging

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To make it clear, in a unidirectional (one-way) EV charger, electricity flows from the electric grid into the electric vehicle and with a bidirectional (two-way) EV charger, electricity can flow both ways. Let’s put it this way, if you’ve already paid to charge your vehicle, why not use the left-over power to run your home too?

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Connect with Dr. Frank on social media: https://www.facebook.com/andyfrankatedi [link]. On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Smart, Compact, Efficient 500kW DC Fast Charger Cree Fayetteville (operating as Wolfspeed, A Cree Company) and its project team will build a DC fast charger for electric vehicles using a solid-state transformer based on silicon carbide (SiC). SiC-Based Wireless Power Transformation for Data Centers & Medium-Voltage Applications.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Concurrent Technologies Corporation will receive $2 million to share costs in a US Department of Defense vehicle-to-grid demonstration project at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the western Mojave Desert region that includes parts of Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo counties. Waste Management of California, Inc.,

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. Robust Adaptive Topology Control (RATC) Historically, the electric grid was designed to be passive, causing electric power to flow along the path of least. power grid. power transfer from solar panels to the grid and revolutionize. resistance.

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Understanding the Importance of Dynamic Power in Public EV Charging Stations

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Traditional static charging systems distribute power evenly but not optimally among EVs, often leading to extended charging times and underutilization of installed DC power. This creates an inefficient charging scenario for drivers and results in additional expenses for Charging Point Operators (CPOs) due to wasted idle power.

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