Silicon Mobility and controls supplier G-Pulse are collaborating to design a high-power multiphase interleaving bidirectional DC-DC converter platform for electrified vehicles. The platform is based on Silicon Mobility’s OLEA control technology, together with a SiC power module, and benefits from G-Pulse’s engineering experience with automotive systems. Powertrain system elements in electrified vehicle applications may require… Read more »
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Switched reluctance motor-maker Enedym secures $15 million in new financing round
Enedym, a developer of electrified powertrains, has secured $15 million in new financing from an international group of investors. The company will use the new investment to accelerate its motor development and increase its footprint in the electric motor market, focusing on OEMs in the automotive, micromobility, wind farm and industrial markets. Enedym builds switched… Read more »
Silicon Mobility improves inverter and motor efficiency through digital control
Silicon Mobility, a provider of digital controls for EV powertrains, says its control system improves inverter and motor efficiency by 2% to 4.6% compared to the industry-standard SVPWM control technique. During the 34th International EV Symposium, Silicon Mobility and Cascadia Motion presented their latest research results, in which Optimized Pulse Pattern (OPP) modulation increased the… Read more »
Silicon Mobility releases new EV powertrain control software
Silicon Mobility has announced the release of OLEA APP INVERTER, a software application platform for control of inverters and electric motors. The application is based on the OLEA T222 FPCUs parallel architecture, which allows real-time control of power electronics and motors. It provides torque and speed control using Field Oriented Control (FoC) and variable Space… Read more »
High voltage technologies for e-mobility
Sponsored by Preh In 2008, there were about 2,000 registered electric cars in Germany. In the same year, Tesla had financial problems and managed to avoid bankruptcy at the last second. Statistics from 2010 show that the e-car manufacturer sold a good 2,000 units of its Roadster model at that time – worldwide. In the… Read more »
Siemens Mobility leads build-out of local charging network in West of England
Following the launch of local public charging network Revive, Siemens Mobility is working with Alfen and ENGIE EV Solutions (formerly ChargePoint Services) to deliver new charging hubs and more than 120 new EV connections across the West of England. Revive is a public charging network that will feature four dedicated charging hubs around Bristol, Bath,… Read more »
Inside Henkel’s Battery Application Center, where adhesive formulations meet production-line robots
Most adhesive and materials companies ship samples. Henkel built a factory inside its lab. The Battery Application Center in Madison Heights, Michigan, is set up with production-intent dispensing equipment, a six-axis ABB robot and pump systems sized for full-scale EV battery housings. OEMs and battery manufacturers can bring their actual components in, run them through… Read more »
Walmart rolls out ABB A400 EV fast chargers at seven sites in metro Phoenix
Retail giant Walmart already offers EV charging at many of its stores, but it’s in the process of rolling out its own branded charging network, and it’s moving quickly. The latest deployment to be announced: ABB e-mobility is installing A400 All-in-One DC fast chargers at seven Walmart locations in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Nine Walmart… Read more »
EPC launches 5 kW GaN motor inverter boards for light EVs and robotics
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has introduced two 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter evaluation boards for robotics and light EV applications. The new EPC9186HC2 and EPC9186HC3 platforms are designed for motor drive systems up to 5 kW, and use the company’s 100 V EPC2361 eGaN FETs to target higher switching speed, higher current capability and more… Read more »
Peak Nano and Advanced Conversion partner on DC-link capacitors for 800 V+ SiC EV inverters
Peak Nano and Advanced Conversion have announced a partnership to co-develop DC-link capacitor solutions engineered specifically for 800 V+ SiC inverter systems in electric vehicles and e-mobility platforms. Advanced Conversion is a wholly owned subsidiary of ETI, based in Clearwater, Florida. The collaboration pairs Peak Nano’s NanoPlex LDF (Low Dissipation Factor) capacitor film with Advanced… Read more »