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Ofgem supports National Grid with £1.5m for energy network innovation

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National Grid Electricity Transmission has been awarded £400k ($532k) for three projects that will help develop a net zero electricity network – including replacing greenhouse gas SF6 with a low carbon alternative as well as utilising satellite data analytics to future proof against the impacts of climate change. Have you read?

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Protecting critical onboard charging circuits in next-generation EVs

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Incorporating robust circuit protection in electric vehicles ensures reliability and safety By Jim Colby, Littelfuse, Inc. Designing circuits for the next generation of automotive innovations is extremely challenging. An overview of the major circuits of an electric vehicle is illustrated in Figure 1, above.

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EMC for EVs: Understanding electromagnetic compatibility

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Engineers who design power electronics supplied by the mains have had to contend with meeting various electrical noise and safety standards for decades now, but their counterparts in the automotive industry were mostly free to do as they pleased. That’s not true, of course – it just seems that way most of the time.