As vehicle electrification increases, so do the requirement for power semiconductors to provide highly efficient power conversion at increasingly higher switching frequency. A move from traditional silicon to wide-band gap, in particular Power GaN FETs, can address the demands of electrification of the powertrain. In this webinar, we will cover how Nexperia addresses one of… Read more »
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Trends And Challenges On The Road To EV Charging Infrastructure Implementation
Leading technologists from academia, industry and materials development will share their insight and experience about the development realities and opportunities for fast and ultra-fast EV charging technology. The webinar will span many topics, including: Technical Solutions Enabling Fast and Ultra-Fast Charging Systems– Transition to silicon-carbide power electronics– Liquid-cooled charging cables– Modularity in low-voltage and high-voltage… Read more »
Retriev Technologies buys Li-ion recycler Battery Solutions
Lithium battery recycling company Retriev Technologies has purchased battery recycling management firm Battery Solutions. According to Retriev, the acquisition makes the expanded company “the first and only comprehensive battery management solution in North America.” “Our combined assets and talented team enable us to be the only player in the industry that has the capability to… Read more »
STMicroelectronics introduces new line of EV microcontrollers
Semiconductor provider STMicroelectronics has introduced a new line of microcontrollers (MCUs). The Stellar E line is designed for EVs as well as domain and zonal electronic architectures. The company says that, compared to other MCUs that depend on additional chips to manage the control of silicon carbide power modules, Stellar E MCUs manage control-loop processing… Read more »
Benefits of advanced isolated packaging in high-power battery charging designs
Sponsored by Littelfuse By Dr. Martin Schulz, Global Principal, Application Engineering, Littelfuse and Philippe Di Fulvio, Business Development Manager, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Littelfuse For greater consumer acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs), designers need to solve the challenge of fast charging to minimize vehicle idle time, especially for long-distance driving. To achieve fast charging, designers need… Read more »
Li-Cycle to operate battery recycling facility at Ultium Cells factory in Ohio
Battery recycling firm Li-Cycle expects to begin operating a battery recycling facility in Warren, Ohio in early 2023 as part of its hub-and-spoke model. Li-Cycle will install and operate its proprietary Spoke technology and equipment on the site of the Ultium Cells battery manufacturing megafactory, which is currently under construction. Its output will be black… Read more »
GM to invest $7 billion in Michigan plants, mostly for battery cells and electric trucks
GM has announced new investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, calling it “the single largest investment announcement in GM history.” Most of the new investment, which is expected to create 4,000 new jobs, is aimed at increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. Projects include the construction of a… Read more »
Electric paving machine to go into service in the Netherlands
Dutch civil engineering company Bam Infra Nederland has commissioned yellow-machine builder Wirtgen and Dutch powertrain developer New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into “the world’s first fully electric paver.” The conversion team replaced the paver’s stage V motor with an electric drive consisting of a 270 kWh battery pack and two “smartly switched”… Read more »
Webinar: Introduction to measuring power losses in motors and inverters
The battery life of a device is crucial for the adoption of more electric devices. One of the main drivers for improving battery life is minimizing losses in the power conversion. Power losses happen for a variety of reasons in both the motor and inverter. In this presentation, we will review the basic sources of losses in… Read more »
DOE awards Eaton $5 million to develop turnkey fast charging system
The DOE has awarded power management company Eaton $4.9 million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying DC fast-charging infrastructure. Under the three-year program, Eaton will develop and demonstrate a compact turnkey fast-charging solution that is anticipated to reduce costs by 65% through improvements in power conversion and grid interconnection technology,… Read more »
