Saft is launching its new Seanergy range of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules developed to offer the proven safety, performance and reliability advantages of Li-ion Super-Iron Phosphate (SLFP) chemistry in a fully integrated solution designed specifically for civil marine propulsion installations. The new range includes a variety of Energy and Power modules that offer the flexibility and adaptability to create highly
Within the project OpEneR (Optimal Energy consumption and Recovery based on a system network), the engineers and researchers worked on topics as different as improvements of the electric power train and the regenerative braking system, the navigation system and the surround sensors as well as of functions that interconnect all these building blocks. They built functioning electric vehicles prototypes that
Today’s systems-on-chips integrate large numbers and varieties of intellectual property (IP) that come from multiple sources. Some are developed internally. Others come from one or more external suppliers. The integration of the Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) chains of these varied IP and their related controllability has proven to be a challenge that chip designers have either just accepted or
Dialog Semiconductor plc introduced its iW3640 solid state lighting (SSL) LED driver, designed to bring mood-enhancing ambiance to price-sensitive SSL bulbs. The iW3640 2-channel, 25W SSL LED driver offers a simple, low-cost, dimmable colour-mixing solution to achieve warm incandescent-like dimming while eliminating the need for a microcontroller and dedicated power supply. This reduces the bill of materials (BOM) cost for
IXYS UK, IXYS Corporation’s high power subsidiary, announced today the launch of a new 6.5 kV press-pack IGBT. The new 6.5 kV device is asymmetrical blocking with a fully rated anti-parallel diode included within the package. DC collector current rating is 258 A with a repetitive peak current rating of over 500 A, further extending the power range of IGBT
Stackpole Electronics, Inc. now offers the HCS Series of high-power shunts that have a robust all metal welded construction. The raised element structure of the HCS Series will run at least 15 degrees C cooler than comparable sized and rated flat chips making it suitable for temperature sensitive applications. The HCS Series offers low resistance values down to 0.3 milliohms for
MTE Corporation today announces the extension of the Matrix AP Harmonic Filter product line. Joining the Matrix AP family of 480V, 60Hz offerings, are larger 1600A, 2000A, and 2300A harmonic filters. Large Induction Furnaces, Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR) Loads, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), and other electrical equipment can introduce harmful harmonics into neighboring equipment and onto the electrical grid system, resulting
“Typically with competing solutions, designers use the partitioning tools that are offered by the FPGA vendors, but these tools are only good for designs that fit into one FPGA. So designers have to rewrite their RTL to map it across multiple FPGAs, they must also remodel their memory, and it can take them up to three months to bring up
Tesla’s current employment of over 300 veterans is just the beginning, according to recent reports. The acclaimed EV-manufacturer is apparently due to become “a leading employer of veterans”, according to the San Jose Mercury News — with over 600 veterans currently in the hiring pipeline. While providing good work for unemployed veterans is certainly something that can be commended, it
So far, Mercedes has tread carefully into the world of electric vehicles, letting Tesla build the battery and drivetrain of its debut EV, the Mercedes B-Class Electric. But the German automaker is getting bolder with its next electric move. Mercedes has delivered eight Fuso Canter E-Cell trucks for testing in Portugal for the next year, offering a 60-mile range and