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GaN switch for 400 V powertrains

Power Integrations has developed a 900 V flyback switching chip with a gallium nitride transistor for more efficient 400 V powertrain designs (writes Nick Flaherty). The InnoSwitch3-AQ uses the company’s proprietary PowiGaN transistor to...

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Modular PXI-based BMS tester

Pickering Interfaces has developed a modular test system for battery management systems. The system is based around the PXI standard, and combines a range of modules for fault...

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Fast charging by crystal seedling

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a high-capacity lithium metal battery that can charge in as little as an hour (writes Nick Flaherty). The fast charging is enabled by using lithium metal crystals that can be seeded, and grown quickly and uniformly on a substrate that is different from the traditional […]

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SiC films could outstrip diamond

Researchers in Japan have shown that the thermal conductivity of thin films of cubic 3C-silicon carbide can be higher than diamond. The team, led by Associate Professor Jianbo Liang and Professor Naoteru Shigekawa at the Osaka Metropolitan University

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Major advance for fast charger

A German project has developed a fast-charger design that can provide 400 km of range for an EV in only 15 minutes (writes Nick Flaherty). The project, called “Direct Superfast charging for the Electric vehicle”...

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All-in-one unit for heavy-duty EVs

Bel Fuse has developed a 20 kW power conversion unit for heavy-duty EV designs (writes Nick Flaherty). The BCV200-700-8 combines a 15 kW bidirectional inverter-charger, a 4 kW 12 V

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GaN chips edge into SiC space

VisIC Technologies has successfully tested its 2.2 mΩ 650 V half-bridge power module with a mainstream permanent magnet synchronous motor (writes Nick Flaherty). The module consists of

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Quantum leap for cell current tests

Researchers in Japan have used a quantum sensor with a wide dynamic range and high sensitivity to measure the current in a battery pack more accurately than traditional techniques (writes Nick Flaherty). The team

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Emulator hands power back to grid

Keysight Technologies has updated its regenerative DC emulator to support higher power up to 270 kW for powertrain testing (writes Nick Flaherty). The Scienlab

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Rugged packs from standard module

Proventia has launched a modular rugged battery pack for off-road construction equipment (writes Nick Flaherty). The ePRO500+ platform uses lithium titanate