Nick Flaherty reports on how new circuit protection technologies are meeting the challenges posed by increasingly powerful EVs The EV market these days is seeing demand and development towards decreasing charging times, increased range requirements and a wider variety of vehicle models. All of this heightens the challenges on electrical system performance and design, particularly regarding circuit protection. More…
Category: E-Mobility Engineering
Lab allows customised validation
NI has developed a software-defined battery laboratory to speed up the validation of battery systems (writes Nick Flaherty).
The lab covers a battery’s lifecycle from r&d to validation, production, second life and re-manufacturing by using different software loads. More…
Magna launches modular e-decoupling unit for battery EVs
Magna has announced the start of production of a modular e-decoupling unit to support multiple battery EV programmes for a German premium OEM.
The unit is an electromechanical device that disconnects an EV’s… More…
Head of Bosch Mobility Solutions talks EV trends and techs
Arun Srinivasan, head of Bosch Mobility Solutions in the UK, says that, as a Tier 1 automotive supplier, the company is well-placed to assess which technologies in which sectors are best placed to reduce the environmental impact of road transport, particularly by eliminating tailpipe emissions (writes Peter Donaldson).
“If you focus on air quality, passenger car electrification is perhaps the most important for that, and we in the UK are well on the way with that,” he says. “The charging network has room for improvement, but that aside, I think the path is almost set. More…
Head of Bosch Mobility Solutions talks EV tech
Arun Srinivasan, head of Bosch Mobility Solutions in the UK, says that, as a Tier 1 automotive supplier, the company is well-placed to assess which technologies in which sectors are best placed to reduce the environmental impact of road transport, particularly by eliminating tailpipe emissions (writes Peter Donaldson).
“If you focus on air quality, passenger car electrification is perhaps the most important for that, and we in the UK are well on the way with that,” he says. “The charging network has room for improvement, but that aside, I think the path is almost set. More…
Adhesives
Increasingly important in multiple applications in vehicles of all kinds, adhesives are central to the assembly of batteries, power electronics and motors used in EVs. Current development efforts are focused in areas such as ease of use in volume manufacturing as the EV industry gears up for mass… More…
Solid-state cell is safety-approved
Factorial has become the first company to receive safety certification for a large, 100 Ah solid-state lithium metal battery cell (writes Nick Flaherty).
The large-format automotive solid-state cell has received the United… More…
Comau developing battery cell formation solutions for Gigabat project
Comau says it will be developing an energy-efficient cell formation chamber as part of its work with Gigabat, a pan-European initiative aimed at supporting the sustainable and ecological transition towards e-mobility… More…
ABB unveils HV connector interfaces for heavy-duty EVs
Heavy-duty EV wiring is particularly vulnerable to high engine temperatures, strain, abrasion, vibration, ingress and corrosion, so to protect and stabilise these connections ABB Installation Products has announced… More…
Battery Show Europe 2023
Held at the Stuttgart Messe exhibition centre from 23 to 25 May, the Battery Show Europe 2023 was a lively and well-attended event that showcased advances in core battery and EV powertrain technology, materials, manufacturing and quality control processes. It also revealed a growing emphasis on repair, reuse, recycling and broader circular economy goals. More…
ML finds solid-state cell materials
Researchers in the US have used machine learning (ML) to identify new combinations of materials for solid-state batteries (writes Nick Flaherty).
The class of compounds, called argyrodites, contains attractive… More…
Durr announces new approach to paint shop energy efficiency
Durr says its EcoQPower system uses energy flows in a completely new way to make automotive paint shop operations as energy-efficient as possible, by allowing plant operators to move towards electrification. More…
Littelfuse releases AEC-Q200 Rev E-qualified fuses for automotive-grade applications
Industrial technology manufacturing company Littelfuse has announced a range of AEC-Q200 Rev E-qualified fuses for EV applications. They include thin-film, Nano2, PICO and cartridge fuses… More…
PowerCo announces dry coating technology for cell production
PowerCo SE is to introduce a new manufacturing process in its battery cell production plants in Europe and Northern America. It aims to industrialise the so-called dry coating procedure in conjunction with printing machine specialist Koenig & Bauer. More…
A new way to localise defects in vehicle battery packs
Siemens has been explaining how its Simcenter Sound Camera can be used to localise electric arcs and therefore help to repair battery packs. The camera makes use of the fact that an electric arc creates noise.
A defective connection between battery cells will create an arc when the pack is tested… More…
Ammonia as an EV fuel
For all practical purposes, there is more hydrogen in ammonia (NH3) than in pure hydrogen, because hydrogen is a diffuse gas at ambient temperatures and pressures (writes Peter Donaldson). More…
Marelli announces new integrated thermal management module for EVs
Marelli has launched its new integrated Thermal Management Module (iTMM) for EVs, which allows the vehicle’s different thermal circuits to be combined into a single component.
While EVs generally have a number of heat exchangers, each with a sole function, the iTMM modularises water-cooled heat exchangers such as the chiller or water-cooled condenser using a smart valve arrangement. The valve manages up to… More…
Quality control
E-Mobility Engineering talks to quality control technology suppliers about how they are adapting to the transition to EVs.
In a recent study of new-car quality, consumer intelligence company JD Power found that owners of battery EVs and hybrids report more problems than those of IC-engined… More…
Helix develops 650 kW continuous output low-inductance motor for hypercar project
The X-Division of UK-based Helix has announced the SPX177, which it has supplied for a hypercar motor project known as REB. Capable of delivering 650 kW of continuous power, the company says… More…
ZF presents ‘ultra-compact’ e-drive for passenger cars
ZF has unveiled its electric concept vehicle, the EVbeat, in which the components of an e-driveline have been optimised and combined into a holistic system. These include an ultra-compact 74 kg driveline with a torque density of 70 Nm/kg, holistic thermal management and cloud-networked driveline software. At temperatures around freezing point, the range in real-world operation… More…
