General Motors is arguably the most charged of the legacy automakers—the company plans to launch 30 new battery-electric vehicles by 2025 across a wide range of segments, all using its next-generation Ultium platform. Charged is pleased to announce that GM’s Engineering Technical Leader for High-Voltage Battery Packs will deliver a keynote address at our upcoming… Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, EV Batteries, EV Motors, EV Power Electronics, GM EVs, GM Ultium, Munro & Associates, Volvo Penta
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Advantages of modularity when testing an EV’s BMS (Webinar)
With the adoption of electric vehicles in the automotive and aerospace industries, a significant challenge to be tackled is the effective testing and validation of the battery management system (BMS). Using modular, PXI-based switch and simulation modules offers many advantages in testing a BMS including: A fully flexible test system that can be optimized to… Read more »
McLaren Applied shows production-intent design of 800 V silicon carbide inverter
Electronics and data systems company McLaren Applied is delivering prototypes of the latest generation of an inverter to customers for further development and testing. The company unveiled the production-intent design of the Inverter Platform Generation 5 (IPG5) at the recent Future Propulsion Conference 2022, and plans to begin full production in 2024. Designed for automotive… 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 »
Volvo Penta’s Transformation From Diesel Engine Supplier to Complete ZEV Solution Provider
In this session, Volvo Penta’s Zeyd Okutan will discuss the company’s electric driveline solutions and the strategic approach it has chosen to electrify the non-highway segment connected to its long experience in diesel engines. Working together with its customers, Volvo Penta leverages the knowledge and proven technology of the entire Volvo Group to move towards… Read more »
Sumitomo Bakelite to unveil eAxle demonstrator
After sharing some early technical findings at our Charged virtual conference, Sumitomo Bakelite has released additional information about its eAxle research project. Sumitomo is developing an 80 kg eAxle demonstrator that it expects to be finished in late Q1 of 2022. Based on the company’s plastics, the eAxle has stator encapsulation that replaces traditional paper… Read more »
Materials solutions for DC fast chargers
Sponsored by Henkel Gearing Up for the EV Road Ahead: Reliable, Convenient Fast Charging Will Drive the Future of EV Adoption For consumers in developed nations, lifestyle convenience is ingrained. We don’t know what it’s like not to have access to necessities – food, water, clothing, housing and transportation – not to mention luxuries. When… Read more »
Reduce inefficiencies in HIL testing for traction inverter ECUs
Validating automotive traction inverter can become inefficient because of the disparate toolchains that connect design and validation. While the design team speaks in models, usually from MathWorks Simulink® or Simscape™ software, the validation team works in HIL test systems and attempts to run those models in real-time software. The hand-off rarely performs at its best… Read more »
Infinitum Electric brings its PCB stator technology to EV motors
Infinitum Electric says its axial flux motors with printed circuit board stators offer weight reduction, cost reduction and efficiency gains. Batteries are getting a lot of media coverage these days—they represent a rapidly-developing technology that’s seen as the key to the electrification of transport. Motors, however, are considered a fairly mature technology, and the humble… Read more »
Dana’s e-Valves combine the best of fluid and electronic controls
Sponsored by Dana Dana brings together its expertise in hydraulics and fluid controls with TLX Technologies’ proven capabilities in control valves and electronics to deliver customized on-off and proportional fluid-routing e-Valves for electric vehicle applications. The Rise of the e-Valve e-Valves are not a new technology; however, with the acceleration of vehicle electrification, their popularity… Read more »