A wealth of advanced battery tech for EVs was on show in Detroit, as Peter Donaldson reports.
Staged for the first time at Huntington Place, Detroit, The Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, North America showcased a myriad advanced battery technologies. Organiser Informa Markets reports that more than 21,000 professionals from around the world attended and 1250 organisations exhibited, making the 2024 event the largest in its history, which dates back to 2010.
The DMG-360XY is at the top of Dynisma’s range, shown here with wraparound display, cabin on a rocker-and-pushrod motion system, 5 m travel range and unlimited yaw (All images courtesy of Dynisma) Seamless simulation Peter Donaldson checks out simulators designed to give drivers the most realistic response…
Nick Flaherty investigates techniques
that enable digital controllers to interface safely with high-voltage systems.
As automotive designs move to electrification, high-power electronics have become critical components in new electronic drivetrain and battery systems. Communication and control from low-voltage digital devices requires electrical isolation of the high-voltage elements from the low-voltage side, covered by the extra-low voltage (SELV) regulations.
In optimising modular battery technologies, it’s important to harmonise design and control. By Peter Donaldson.
Modular battery systems remain an essential component of e-mobility, offering unique advantages that complement recent advancements in cell-to-pack (C-t-P) technologies.
brandgroup, a medium-sized, German company, is to develop and manufacture innovative and efficient springs, spring assemblies and wire-forming parts using a process for the manufacturing of aluminium busbars with high-cross sections up to 300 mm2 in the automotive charging path to cut weight and cost, writes Peter Donaldson.
Littelfuse has unveiled the RCMP20 Residual Current Monitor Series for Mode 2 and Mode 3 EV charging stations.
The RCMP20 Series offers the largest current transformer aperture available, supporting higher AC charging currents, which is critical for modern EV chargers that demand high-performance capabilities. It also offers reliable ground-fault detection, improving charger performance and safety.
Wright Electric is developing the powertrain for a hybrid version of the C-130 transport aircraft, the Hercules, writes Nick Flaherty.
It would use two conventional turbines and two electric propulsors, with the batteries held in the cargo area, making it the largest aircraft to be electrified.
The project would use the second-generation,
Stark Future has launched a road-legal motorcycle, the VARG EX, with the aim of revolutionising the Enduro world.
The drivetrain delivers 80 hbp, making it the most powerful Enduro bike on the market, Stark said. Riders can customise its performance
Monumo has used two forms of artificial intelligence (AI)
to speed the development of powertrain systems for e-mobility, writes Nick Flaherty.
Time pressures often limit collaboration between sub-system teams in the early stages of design, which means genuine system-level optimisation is limited, said Simon Shepherd, head of hardware development at Monumo.
Machine learning (ML) with ultrasonic sensors is enabling early error detection during end-of-line (EOL) testing, writes Nick Flaherty.
AITAD in Germany has developed an embedded, AI ultrasonic sensor system that can detect significantly more faults in an e-mobility platform at an early stage of the production cycle.
