General Motors is going to modify its Chevrolet Volt plug-in car to eliminate the possibility that its batteries can catch on fire hours or days after a serious side-impact crash. It turns out that battery coolant could leak on an electronic board, causing the fire. The leaks were discovered in tests in which a Volt was rotated until it was inverted. Only a small amount of … [Read more...]
New Ford Model Updates Cooling System
The latest high performance variant of the Ford Mustang bearing the Shelby name has a 5.8-liter supercharged V8 producing a 650 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque. The new 5.8-liter engine also sees updates to the entire cooling system, with a larger cooling fan, fan shroud with high-speed pressure-relief doors, more efficient charge air cooler, higher-flow intercooler pump and … [Read more...]
Drive to Find Rare Earth Metals Alternative
A world-leading team of UK engineers has been charged with developing a new motor for electric vehicles that will significantly reduce future dependency on rare earth metals. Sevcon, Cummins Generator Technologies and Newcastle University have been awarded £518,000 by the UK’s Technology Strategy Board to develop a novel electric motor for hybrid electric and pure electric … [Read more...]
Busbars For Emerging Power Electronics Applications
Rogers Corporation’s Power Distribution Systems Division’s new RO-LINX® PowerCircuit™ busbars was developed to meet the growing power distribution demands in electric vehicle drives, hybrid electric vehicle drives and related charging systems. RO-LINX PowerCircuit busbars are highly engineered solutions for multilayer power distribution delivering optimal thermal management. … [Read more...]
New Thermistors Data Book
TDK-EPC Corporation has published a new data book featuring the comprehensive product range of EPCOS SMD NTC thermistors. The data book presents detailed technical information explaining the mode of operation of the components and enables selection of suitable thermistors for specific applications. Learn more from TDK-EPC. … [Read more...]
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