As electric and hybrid electric vehicles address the world’s energy and emissions crises, automakers and battery manufacturers are rapidly developing new materials and solutions to advance those technologies. Consumer demands and competitive pressures have led automakers to add a growing number of functions and features to their vehicles, which in turn affects … [Read more...]
Researcher Wins Award for Electronics Cooling Technologies
The National Science Foundation has awarded the 2011 Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological Innovation to a Purdue University professor for his research to develop advanced cooling technologies for electronics and cars. The prize specifically recognizes Suresh V. Garimella’s work to develop “two-phase microchannel heat sinks” to cool high-power electronics in electric … [Read more...]
New Electric Car Includes Thermally Controlled Battery Pack
Under the hood of the Ford Focus Electric, unveiled at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a 100 kilowatt AC motor provides 181 lb.-ft of torque and can propel the Ford Focus Electric to a top speed of 84 mph. Power is provided by a 23 kilowatt-hour Lithium-ion battery pack, made by LG Chem Ltd., the same battery company responsible for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s 16 … [Read more...]
Chevy Volt’s Cooling Systems Include Power Electronics Coolant Loop
A GM article explaining the Chevrolet Volt’s cooling/heating systems notes that the power electronics coolant loop is designed to insure the main underhood electronics do not overheat during use. It is essential that the heat developed by the power inverter module and the plug-in battery charger while operating the Volt or when plugged in be dissipated in order to prevent … [Read more...]
Nanotechnology Promise to Improve Automotive Technologies
The automotive sector is a major consumer of material technologies, and nanotechnologies promise to improve the performance of existing technologies significantly. Applications range from already existing – paint quality and fuel cells – to the futuristic – energy-harvesting bodywork and shape-shifting skin. Among the many efforts and applications involving nanotechnologies in … [Read more...]
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