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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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The design of the new power component is also more effective at dissipating heat than previous versions. The team is presenting two papers on the inverter at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) next week in Milwaukee. —Iqbal Husain. Dhrubo Rahman, Adam J. Morgan, Yang Xu, Rui Gao, Wensong Yu, Douglas C.

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Peugeot Shows Two HYbrid4 Concepts, New BB1 EV Concept at Frankfurt

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It features a new generation ECCS (Extreme Conventional Combustion System) combustion chamber; a variable-geometry low-inertia turbocharger; and a high-pressure pump with a maximum pressure of 2000 bar combined with a common rail and solenoid injectors with 8 apertures. The BB1 is based on a tubular chassis designed by Peugeot Motorcycles.

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