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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. kW/L by 2020.

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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 These four-cylinder 1,560 cm 3 engines require only eight valves, yet at the same time offer improved levels of driveability and environmental performance.

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Peugeots Diesel 3008 Hybrid4

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The hybrid crossover, to be produced in France (in Sochaux and Mulhouse), will be the first full hybrid diesel to hit the market. liter HDi FAP 120 kW (163 bhp) diesel engine with an electric motor offering a maximum power output of 27 kW (37 bhp). litre HDi FAP 120 kW (163 bhp) diesel engine. Earlier post.)

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Infineon introduces next-generation of microcontroller multicore architecture for automotive applications

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Further implemented safety techniques include, for example, safe internal communication buses, a Bus Monitoring Unit, and both error detection code (EDC) and error correction code (ECC) on all memories. The family will be highly scalable with devices of up to 300MHz in clock frequency and up to 8MB of embedded Flash.

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

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The 3008 HYbrid4 ( earlier post ) previews the production model scheduled to appear in the spring of 2011, while the experimental RCZ HYbrid4 is a sports car application of the same hybrid system. The HYbrid4 is a “through-the-road” hybrid system. In addition, Peugeot introduced the BB1 electric concept car. Earlier post.).

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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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The approach for hybrids using multiple inverters and motors (left) and a single inverter and motor (right). Gui-Jia Su, Senior R&D Staff Member, Lead Engineer of Power Electronics. Lixin Tang and Gui-Jia Su (2009) A low-cost, digitally-controlled charger for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496.

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NVIDIA introduces new Tesla P100 GPU accelerator for deep learning, HPC applications; NVIDIA DGX-1 deep learning supercomputer

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It is engineered to deliver the fastest performance and best energy efficiency for workloads with near-infinite computing needs. Enhanced programmability with page migration engine and unified memory. ECC protection for increased reliability. NVLink Hybrid Cube Mesh. 16nm FinFET for unprecedented energy efficiency.

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