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Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor monitors pack health, detects cell venting

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Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor is designed to monitor the health of a lithium-ion battery pack and detect cell venting, an early sign of catastrophic battery failure. It says units are already on trial with a number of EV OEMs and battery manufacturers. An optional Accelerometer can record shock loads.

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Thermal runaway early detection: critical sensors and connections for safe battery management

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Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. Battery packs utilize three main wiring architectures.

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Thermally conductive potting compounds enable higher power-density electronics (Whitepaper)

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In these electric vehicles, long ranges and high horsepower require high power density from their electrical components such as batteries, motors and generators, and the power electronics needed for operation. power factor. The power at the inductor was 30W. W/m∙K, respectively.

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BMS functional verification: the safety-first approach

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Battery Management Systems (BMS) Electric vehicle (EV) battery packs – which can contain from a few dozen to more than 1,000 cells – must be controlled for optimum performance in terms of releasing and accepting power. Safety Safety is a vital consideration wherever battery packs are used.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

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Q&A with Lucid’s Battery Cell Technical Specialist Maithri Venkat. When it comes to battery cells for EVs, one size definitely doesn’t fit all. Lucid Motors has a team of battery specialists that collaborates closely with cell suppliers to evaluate and test battery cells at every step from vehicle design through mass production.

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Interplex presents new interconnect solutions for next-gen EV cells

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Interplex has expanded its portfolio of interconnect solutions for EV batteries. The company’s Cell-PLX interconnect solutions are suitable for battery modules based on cylindrical and standard prismatic cells, and now it has released a new version that’s specifically optimized for next-generation prismatic cells. Source: Interplex.

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Hyundai/Kia’s new EV heat pump technology

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Comprising a compressor, evaporator and condenser, the heat pump captured waste heat given off by the vehicle’s electrical components, recycling this energy to heat the cabin. . The new system scavenges waste heat from an increased number of sources, including drive motors, on-board chargers, inverters, battery packs and slow chargers.