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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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QM Power and the SPARK Lab at University of Kentucky shared the combined results of a large-scale, multi-objective design optimization study, and lab testing of a prototype motor designed to meet the 2025 power density goals set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. Essakiappan S.,

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Peugeot Applying New 1.6L Diesel With ECCS in 308 CC

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Its maximum power output is 112 bhp at 3,600 rpm. liter HDi diesel engines that were launched earlier, Extreme Combustion Chamber System (ECCS) technology is much to the fore. Between this new 1.6 liter HDi and its predecessor, more than 50% of the parts have been entirely redesigned. For example, like the new V6 3.0 liter HDi and 2.0

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed , fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics system that functions as the on-board charger, and that also provides significant mobile power generation and vehicle-to-grid support capabilities. FY08 prototype test setup.

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Pierburg introduces air conditioning components specifically for EVs

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Pierburg GmbH has developed an electric a/c compressor (eCC) that incorporates the supplier’s many years of experience in the field of mechatronic components. The three modules—mechanical compressor unit, electric motor and power electronics—are modularly integrated.

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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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Researchers at the Future Renewable Electric Energy Distribution and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center at North Carolina State University have developed an inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles using off-the-shelf components made of the wide-bandgap semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC). kW/L by 2020. —Iqbal Husain.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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They promise twice the energy density of today’s lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes, so they could last longer and weigh less. The advanced methodology established in this work provides a very powerful tool to do this in a precise and reliable way. —first author Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D.

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Peugeot Introducing Lower Power Variant of New 1.6 HDi FAP Diesel; Series of Euro5 Engines Arrive This Year

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liter 82 kW (112 bhp) engine earlier this year on the 308 CC ( earlier post ), Peugeot will introduce in the second quarter of 2010 a lower-powered variant: the 1.6 Its maximum power is 82 kW (112 bhp) at 3,600 rpm (compared to 80 kW at 4000 rpm). Following the introduction of the new 1.6-liter As in the new V6 3.0 liter HDi FAP and 2.0

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