Charging

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Hyundai Mobis tackles overheating during fast charging

Hyundai Mobis (KRX 012330) announced on 18th that it has developed a new battery cell cooling material to prevent battery overheating during ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles.

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PIONIX’s BaseCamp makes charger development simpler

PIONIX has created BaseCamp, built on the open-source EVerest framework, a robust and future-ready operating system that simplifies charger development while ensuring compatibility with the latest industry standards.

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innolectric presents reliable charging to international standards

With its new DC Charging Controller, Innolectric enables fast charging according to CCS1, CCS2 and NACS, and it is now available in higher volumes. The Innolectric D3C is designed for vehicles operating in challenging environments and requiring high performance.

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Onboard chargers

Nick Flaherty examines how designers are making OBCs more powerful, faster and lighter. The onboard charger (OBC) market is changing with increasing power levels for faster operation and the need for lighter systems that can be integrated with the other vehicle components.

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comemso aims to simplify charging analysis

Comemso has launched comframe, a platform designed to simplify and streamline the analysis and testing of various e-mobility applications. “Our aim was to design the essential features in a way that allows beginners to start testing and analysing right away, and provides experts with detailed measurement and analysis capabilities,” said Anita Athanasas, CCO of Comemso.

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Charging forward with polyphase

A polyphase wireless power transfer system has achieved a record 270 kW charging rate, writes Nick Flaherty. Researchers in the Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Lab at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the US successfully demonstrated the first 270 kW wireless power transfer to a Porsche Taycan at the end of a three year project with Volkswagen.

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Reference design trio

Microchip Technology has developed three Reference Designs for different EV charger requirements, writes Nick Flaherty. These reference designs cover a Single-Phase AC Residential, a Three-Phase AC Commercial with Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) and System-on-Chip

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V2H & V2G bidirectional charging

Nick Flaherty reports on the latest innovations in bidirectional charging and their ageing effects on battery cells. Bidirectional charging allows energy to flow back and forth between an e-mobility platform such as an EV and other systems, whether that is the electricity grid, other electric equipment or even other vehicles.

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Advantech and Bureau Veritas talk EV charger security

Networked electric vehicle (EV) chargers are part of the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT), which is connected to electricity grid infrastructure and the banking system through payment apps that handle sensitive personal and financial information.

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Milence and Power Electronics test MW charging system

Milence, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group have successfully tested a new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) solution with Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for photovoltaic plants.
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