Thermal management

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Parker Chomerics thermal gap pad offers low oil bleed

The Chomerics division of Parker Hannifin Corporation has introduced the THERM-A-GAP PAD 80LO, a high-performance thermal gap pad with low oil-bleed and migration. The RoHS-compliant pad features a high-tack surface that reduces contact resistance, an operating temperature of -50 C to 200 C and a UL 94 V-0 flammability rating. It is also electrically isolating.

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Temperature-responsive material performs well against thermal runaway

LG Chem has developed a temperature-responsive material that can suppress thermal runaway and be manufactured in a high-volume, roll-to-roll process, writes Nick Flaherty. The Safety Reinforced Layer (SRL) is a composite that can be as thin as 1 μm.

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Parker Chomerics to show thermal interface materials at electronica

The Chomerics division of Parker Hannifin Corporation will present a trio of new thermal interface materials at Electronica 2024, staged on November 12-15 in Munich, Germany. Exhibiting at booth B3.236, the innovations on show will include

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Industry leaders to gather at thermal management expo

This year’s event will gather industry-leading exhibitors and technical experts to showcase the latest advancements in heat dissipation, thermal insulation and temperature control across a variety of

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TLX to exhibit modular valves at EV Tech Expo

TLX Technologies is set to launch the first two components in its new family of modular valves at EV Tech Expo, held on October 8-10 in Detroit, US. Uniting critical performance characteristics and flexibility, TLX’s new 4-Way and 3-Way Switching Valves give OEM and system design teams thermal-management controls that suit multiple vehicle platforms.

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Cooper Standard debuts eCoFlow Switch Pump to simplify thermal management

Cooper Standard has debuted the first member of its new eCoFlow product line. The eCoFlow Switch Pump, created in partnership with Saleri Group, offers the features of an electric water pump and an electrically driven valve in a single, integrated, coolant-control module.

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Tecman launch successful ATP technology into Europe

Tecman, a UK based advanced materials engineering business that supply thermal management technology to leading automotive OEMs, announced plans to launch its ATP technology into Europe on the first day of The Battery Show in Stuttgart

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Vibracoustic optimises bundling of thermal car components

Vibracoustic has designed, developed and tested its innovative Thermal Management Decoupling System, which supports and isolates the co-located thermal technologies commonly used in next-generation battery electric vehicles (EVs).

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Thermal runaway prevention

Peter Donaldson speaks to experts who are working on cell design and chemistry to avoid thermal runaway Protection from thermal runaway in an electric vehicle (EV) battery requires a holistic solution that affects every aspect of the pack’s design and operation. The consensus seems to be that protection options are limited to prevention and mitigation rather than stopping a runaway once it has started.

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Wevo-Chemie prevents leakage during immersion cooling

Immersion cooling is an innovative technology being researched as a solution for cooling electric vehicle batteries, but one challenge is the need to prevent leakage. With this in mind, Wevo-Chemie has developed polyurethane-based products especially optimised with respect to their thixotropy.

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