US-based Ideal Power has received a purchase order for its Bidirectional, Bipolar Junction Transistor (B-TRAN) semiconductor power switch from an unnamed power semiconductor and power electronics firm. The customer purchased B-TRAN devices and a circuit breaker evaluation board, and is collaborating with Ideal Power on developing a solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) design for its launch… Read more »
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Indalloy®301 LT: Revolutionizing Power Module Package-Attach Soldering
Sponsored by Indium Corporation In the ever-evolving landscape of electronics manufacturing, innovation is the key to staying ahead. Indium Corporation®, a leading player in the industry, has once again demonstrated its commitment to advancement with the introduction of Indalloy®301 LT. This novel alloy technology is specifically designed for power module package-attach applications and enables lower… Read more »
ION Storage Systems achieves milestone with its anodeless solid-state battery
ION Storage Systems, a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries, has announced that its anodeless and compressionless SSB achieved a key threshold with its first market deployment with the US military. ION says its SSB successfully exceeded 125 cycles with less than 5% capacity degradation in performance, offering the potential for more than 1,000 cycles in… Read more »
Amperesand’s solid-state transformers could help break electric grid bottlenecks
Here’s a story we hear often: a CPO or fleet operator wants to deploy a large-scale EV charging facility, but the project is delayed for months or years because the local utility is waiting for the necessary transformers to be delivered. (Two out of two subjects of infrastructure articles in our current print issue—XCharge’s Alex… Read more »
QuantumScape’s solid-state battery cell achieves milestone in testing: 1,000 charging cycles
In recent A-sample tests at the laboratories of PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group’s battery company, a solid-state battery from QuantumScape achieved more than 1,000 charging cycles while retaining more than 95 percent capacity. This translates to a potential battery life of 500,000 km with no significant loss of vehicle range. Solid-state battery technology promises longer ranges,… Read more »
Toshiba releases new photovoltaic photocoupler for automotive solid-state relays
Toshiba has introduced a photovoltaic output photocoupler for solid-state relays for automotive equipment with improved minimum open voltage. The new AEC-Q101-compliant TLX9910 photovoltaic coupler gates high-voltage power MOSFETs in solid-state semiconductor relays. Together with a high-voltage power MOSFET, TLX9910 can achieve high-voltage and high-current switchings that photo relays cannot, according to the company. Its main… Read more »
Vanner begins serial production of liquid-cooled converter for EVs with SiC solid-state switching
Power conversion specialist Vanner has started serial production of a liquid-cooled converter with silicon carbide (SiC) solid-state switching for hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Vanner has designed a 17.1 kW, 600 A converter using its Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA), which is a 17.1 kW, 300 A, 600 VDC to 24 VDC air-cooled converter. It… Read more »
PowerCo says its new cell production procedure saves huge amounts of energy and floor space
Volkswagen Group-owned battery manufacturer PowerCo SE plans to introduce a new battery cell manufacturing method in its plants in Europe and North America. PowerCo predicts that its new Dry Coating procedure may save 30% of energy consumption and 15% of floor area, saving hundreds of millions of euros annually. According to a Joint Development Agreement,… Read more »
Microchip launches E-Fuse Demonstrator to protect power electronics in EVs
US IC manufacturer Microchip Technology has released a high-voltage circuit protection board for 400-800 V batteries with a current rating of up to 30 amps for hybrid and electric vehicles. Due to its high-voltage solid-state architecture and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, the six-variant E-Fuse Demonstrator Board can detect and interrupt fault currents in microseconds, which… Read more »
Researchers create room-temperature 1,000+ cycle solid-state Li-air battery
Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, and University of Illinois at Chicago say they have created a room-temperature solid-state lithium-air battery that is rechargeable for 1,000 cycles, has a minimal polarization gap, and operates at high rates. In “A room temperature rechargeable Li2O-based lithium-air battery enabled by a solid electrolyte,” published… Read more »
