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Figure 1: Fully assembled IMR and the exploded view

By: Yesie Brama, Robotics System Architect, Infineon Technologies AG

Mobile robots are now commonly found in commercial and industrial applications. On a high level, they can be categorized into two main types: Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV): moves along predefined marked paths (e.g., wires, magnetic tapes, lasers/barcodes), guided by external means, and not fully autonomous

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Date:

08/31/2024

Bourns Releases Riedon Modular Fuse Blocks that Meet UL Class-T and ANL Requirements

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, announced the release of its Riedon™ UL Class-T and ANL modular fuse blocks. The new devices are designed to address the protection needs in a broad range of applications th

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Date:

08/27/2024

Electric Aviation Market Estimated to Reach $37 Billion By 2030 as Demand for Environment-Friendly Aircraft Rises

FN Media Group News Commentary - According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global flights produced around 720 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2021. The global aviation industry produces over 2% of all the CO2 emissions induced by humans. With an increase in the number of global aircraft fl

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Date:

08/22/2024

Infineon’s CoolGaN™ Transistors 650 V significantly improve the overall system performance while minimizing system cost and increasing ease of use.

Highest Power Density for DCDC Converters Demonstrated by Vitesco Technologies using Infineon's CoolGaN Transistors

DCDC converters are essential in any electric or hybrid vehicle to connect the high-voltage battery to the low-voltage auxiliary circuits. This includes 12 V power headlights, interior lights, wiper and window motors, fans, and at 48 V, pumps, steering drives, lighting systems, electrical heaters, and air co

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Date:

08/09/2024

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Battery Swapping Refuses to Die

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

One of China’s largest automotive manufacturers is improving battery swap capabilities in the world’s epicenter for batteries and electric vehicles. Battery swapping – the stopgap solution that refuses to go gentle into the night. We’ve spoken about battery swapping before and its swings of fortun

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Date:

08/01/2024

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Figure 1: Configuration of the IOXUS uSTART ultracapacitor within a vehicle battery system

Ultracapacitors for Better Vehicle Battery Performance

David Andeen, Senior Director, Product Line Management, Analog Devices

The constant starting and stopping of vehicle motors consumes an excessive amount of fuel and rapidly degrades components. This article explores the IOXUS uSTART ultracapacitor that couples with a battery to provide high power during start and stop events, reducing fuel consumption, component degradation, an

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Date:

08/01/2024

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Figure 1: A thermal runaway cycle

Enhancing Safety in EV Battery Testing

Russell Gaubatz, Senior Applications Engineer, SME, Elektro-Automatik

Electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, by necessity, need to have a high capacity to power vehicles weighing well over a ton. To maximize driving distance between charges, battery packs for some vehicles have capacities as high as 100 kWh. Battery pack capacity will have to increase even further for larger vehicles su

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Date:

08/01/2024

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Figure 1: Copper Content by Vehicle Type: Comparing the Copper Usage in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Vehicles

Fueling the EV Boom: Will Copper Supply Meet Demand?

John Hipchen, Director of Energy and Electrical Systems, Copper Development Association

The transition to electric vehicles (EV) is widely seen as a crucial step toward achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 in the United States. However, this shift has raised concerns about the availability of key raw materials, such as copper, to support the growing demand in the EV market. As governments an

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Date:

08/01/2024

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Figure 1: Simplified block diagram of a strong/full-hybrid EV

Innovative Design and Testing Approaches for EV and HEV DC-DC Converters

Brian Whitaker, Keysight Technologies

The global automotive DC-DC converter market is expected to be 18.7 billion by 2028 with a compound annual growth rate of 10%.[1] DC-DC converters are an essential part of the vehicle, converting voltages to power various onboard systems, such as increasingly sophisticated infotainment and enhanced safety features

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Date:

08/01/2024

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Using EVs to Balance the Bills

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Welcome to the August edition of Power Systems Design Europe. I read a study recently that found that consumers who have purchased EVs are also much more likely to have installed other environmental technologies at home, including solar panels, batteries, chargers and heat pumps. Batteries are critical to ge

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Date:

08/01/2024

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Getting Charged up for EVs, Hybrids, and the Means to Keep them Running

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Welcome to the August issue! As we close out the summer and Independence Day, we hope you had a great holiday (American version) and were able to go on holiday (British version). And if you did go on holiday (especially a road trip) perhaps you availed yourself of this month’s topic – “EV, Hybrids,

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Date:

08/01/2024

Batteries & Other Energy Storage Devices

Danisense Introduces new High Precision DC and AC Current Clamp-On

Brim Explorer Orders the World's Most Efficient Battery-Powered Vessels

STMicroelectronics' Hybrid Controller Simplifies Full-Feature Implementation of USB-C Sink Premium Applications

Future-Proof Automotive High-Voltage-to-SELV Conversion

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