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Honeywell’s AI-powered Battery MXP platform to automate University of Alabama AMP Center pilot battery lab

Honeywell is integrating its AI-powered Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP) into the Alabama Mobility and Power (AMP) Center’s battery research lab at the University of Alabama, aiming to improve cell yields and speed up battery factory startups. The AMP Center says the deployment will also support workforce training for battery manufacturing and electrification. Battery… Read more »

Webinar: Unlocking Next-Gen xEV Power Conversion: New CoolSiC™ Devices

Join this webinar at next week’s Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Infineon, to gain valuable insights on the latest power conversion trend, topologies evolution, application requirements and the latest CoolSiC™ AEC-Q qualified products from Infineon. Additionally, you will understand how new innovative CoolSiC™ power devices will revolutionize the automotive industry by enabling cost-effective… Read more »

Sensata’s new FaultBreak combines EV fuse and contactor functions, clears 16 kA faults at 1 kV

Sensata Technologies has launched its FaultBreak high-voltage contactor for EV power systems, a passive, resettable fault-protection device that combines the functions of a fuse and a contactor in a single component, simplifying high-voltage fault management for more efficient, higher-voltage EV architectures. Sensata says FaultBreak’s fault-clearing capability has been validated up to 16 kA at 1… Read more »

Webinar: Centralized and flexible—scalable measurement at your desk

Two things are important for calibrating control units and performing analog measurements in the workplace or laboratory: it should be compact yet have many ports. The VIO system offers exactly that. Depending on the requirements, a rack can be equipped with 12 slots that can be fitted with different measurement cards as required. Join this… Read more »

Variscite says its system-on-module platform cuts EV charger development timelines by 50%

A US-based EV charging station manufacturer cut its development timeline by about 50% after adopting a system-on-module (SoM) platform from Variscite, according to a case study published by the embedded computing vendor. Variscite is pitching its SoMs as a faster path to production hardware for EVSE makers, with pin-compatible module families that let developers upgrade… Read more »

Fleet EV charging as a service: how ABM designs, builds and operates depots

EV charging becomes an essential corporate service. “Focus on your core business” is a tried-and-true business maxim. Companies large and small rely on service providers to take care of logistical tasks so they can concentrate on whatever it is they do to generate profit. That’s what ABM is all about—it provides a vast array of services for… Read more »

Alpitronic’s new HYC400 400 kW DC fast charger adds front display, step-by-step UI

Alpitronic has introduced the HYC400 Series 2, a new version of its HYC400 all-in-one DC fast charger that keeps the same 400 kW maximum output but puts the emphasis on usability, accessibility, and day-to-day operational clarity at public charging sites. The most visible change is a front-facing, lowered display paired with a redesigned user interface… Read more »

EMI filters and noise mitigation techniques for power electronics

Pretty much every product, device or subsystem involved in power conversion, both on- and off-board anw EV, will have to comply with both safety and ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) regulations. And while most power electronics engineers find the safety regulations to be relatively straightforward, I’d wager that few feel the same about the EMC ones. EMC… Read more »

Toshiba’s tiny photorelays are rated to 135 °C for high-temperature test equipment

Toshiba has launched four voltage-driven photorelays in a small S-VSON4T package that are rated for operation up to 135 °C, targeting test and burn-in gear that has to run hot to evaluate automotive-grade semiconductors. The new parts are the TLP3407SRB, TLP3412SRB, TLP3412SRHB and TLP3412SRLB, and Toshiba says volume shipments have started. As electrification and automated… Read more »