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    Advanced Lithium-Cell Formation Device Increases EV and Grid Battery Life by 50%

    Oct. 7, 2024
    Unico’s 4-channel, 5-V, 300-A advanced battery-cell formation device enables gigafactories to deliver lithium cells with 50% longer life and higher factory throughput.
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    NXP’s Novel Battery Junction Box IC Enhances EV Pack Monitoring

    Oct. 1, 2024
    The MC33777 combines critical pack-level monitoring functions into a single device for faster, safer, and more reliable EV battery management.
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    New Photorelay Built for 400-V Automotive Battery Systems

    Sept. 18, 2024
    Toshiba’s TLX9152M photorelay, featuring an output withstand voltage of 900 V (min), is targeted at high-voltage automotive batteries.
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    Minor Change Boosts Electric-Vehicle and Grid Battery Lifetime by 50%

    Sept. 9, 2024
    Results from the most disruptive lithium battery research of the decade show that simply changing the way a cell is factory-charged can increase its life by 50%.
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    How Automation is Unlocking Efficiency and Innovation in BEV Development

    Aug. 29, 2024
    Amid slowing battery-powered electric-vehicle sales, automation drives advances in battery performance via data-driven testing and systems integration, elevating automotive tech...

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    Flexible PXI-Based Battery Test System Targets Electric Mobility

    Aug. 23, 2024
    Optimum testing and validation of battery-management systems using sensor simulation on a modular and scalable platform serves applications from automotive to aerospace.
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    New Long-Life Solid-State Batteries Claimed to Have Highest Energy Density

    Aug. 21, 2024
    Samsung’s latest solid-state EV battery, which boasts an energy density of 500 Wh/kg, is capable of a 600-mile charge in nine minutes and a 20-year lifespan.
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    Battery-Monitoring System Boosts Measurement Accuracy

    Aug. 19, 2024
    Battery-monitoring solutions from Optimized Battery Systems offer complete control of cell- and pack-level critical parameters, allowing for higher measurement accuracy.
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    Tiny Battery-Management SoC is Powered by AI

    Aug. 16, 2024
    Learn more about Eatron’s efforts to integrate its AI-based battery-management software into Syntiant’s ultra-low-power AI chip.
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    Battery-Management Chip Daisy-Chains Up to 31 Devices

    Aug. 1, 2024
    STMicroelectronics’s automotive chip for battery-management applications has the ability to daisy-chain and monitor up to 31 devices.
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    EV Batteries: Designing in Safety and Longevity

    July 9, 2024
    We explore the strategies that improve EV battery safety and reduce thermal-runaway lithium-ion risks, from advanced battery-management systems to accurate state-of-charge measurements...
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    Mastering the Challenges of Wireless EV Battery Management

    June 7, 2024
    Flexibility is one of the advantages of a wireless EV BMS, but designers must also keep in mind cyber risks as well as the reliability and safety standards used across the automotive...
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    Solid-State EV Battery Charges Up to 80% in Just 9.8 Minutes

    May 30, 2024
    In addition to the 5C fast-charging G-current battery, Gotion High-tech unveiled a new all-solid-state battery technology and an NCM cylindrical Stellary battery at its recent...
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    Tapping Secrets of Li-ion Cell Temperature to Improve Cold Performance

    April 17, 2024
    Explore the challenges and solutions for EV battery performance in cold weather, including state-of-charge monitoring and advanced temperature-management techniques.
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    “Squib” Driver IC Helps Ensure Rapid EV/HEV Battery-Pack Cutoff

    March 25, 2024
    Developed by Texas Instruments, this IC initiates battery cutoff via a pyro, non-thermal fusing device.
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    Semiconductor Advances Propel Safer, Smarter EV Battery-Management Systems

    March 11, 2024
    Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Innovative semiconductor technologies are playing a pivotal role in the development of safety and efficiency in electric-vehicle BMS.
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    EV Battery Collision Monitoring System Based on Touch-Sensing Tech

    Feb. 1, 2024
    Taifang pulled the covers off its Battery Intelligent Monitoring System, which leverages the company’s elastic-wave technology, to monitor and report collisions experienced by...
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    Thermal-Monitoring "Tape" Helps EV Batteries Beat the Heat

    Jan. 25, 2024
    A unique peel-and-stick thermal sensor works to keep the high-voltage battery packs in EVs from overheating—and potentially from exploding into flames.
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    Panasonic’s EV Batteries to Integrate Sila Silicon Anodes

    Jan. 4, 2024
    Panasonic Energy and battery materials company Sila signed an agreement for Sila's novel nano-composite silicon anode, said to deliver a 20% increase in EV range and improve battery...
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    NXP's New Battery-Cell Controller IC Raises the Bar for EVs

    Dec. 21, 2023
    The next-generation battery-management IC helps ensure electric-vehicle batteries perform at their best.
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    UK Design Challenge Extends Quest for Lighter, Less-Costly EV Batteries

    Dec. 13, 2023
    With an extension to 2025, the UKRI hopes to encourage more participants in developing and commercializing advanced EV batteries in its Faraday Battery Challenge.
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    Flexible PXI BMS Test System Simulates Real-Time Events

    Dec. 5, 2023
    The increasing adoption of electric vehicles is intensifying the challenge of effective testing and validation of battery management systems.
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    Lithium-Silicon Cells Promise Ultra-Fast Charging and Longer Range

    Nov. 15, 2023
    Ionblox said its new lithium-silicon batteries for EVs enable charging of 60% of capacity in just five minutes and 80% in 10 minutes.
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    A Peek Inside a Modern EV Battery-Management System

    Oct. 31, 2023
    Here’s a look at the inner workings of Neutron Controls’ latest development platform for electric-vehicle battery-management systems (BMS).
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    On-Cell Battery Monitoring Offers Lifetime Data Logging and Traceability

    Oct. 12, 2023
    Intelligent chip-on-cell technology enables a sustainable battery value chain, which has gained in importance since designing batteries for sustainability has become an economic...
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    Four New Battery Varieties Highlight Toyota’s BEV Roadmap

    Oct. 11, 2023
    Toyota recently announced a new battery-electric-vehicle factory that will begin production of models in 2026. Development of next-generation batteries, consisting of liquid- ...
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    Weighing Current-Sensing Options in EV Applications

    Sept. 28, 2023
    Due to the myriad technology alternatives out there, selecting the best EV current-sensing method becomes a challenge.
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    Welcome to the EV (R)Evolution

    Sept. 14, 2023
    Lee Goldberg has something interesting to say about where EVs are headed over the next decade.
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    Master Cell Balancing to Enhance EV Performance

    Sept. 5, 2023
    Cell balancing is vital to improving EVs. Implementing cell balancing depends on overcoming measurement challenges and mastering methods of keeping cells in sync electrically....
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    Is the Automotive Industry Ready for Modular Powertrains and 48-V Batteries?

    July 18, 2023
    Increasing usage of high-density modular power and the adoption of 48-V battery technology will drive the race by automotive manufacturers to electrify their fleets.
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    Power Electronics Cultivate a Second Life for Ex-EV Batteries

    July 6, 2023
    A modular multilevel inverter maximizes the power output of batteries that have aged out of electric vehicles.
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    Next-Gen EV Batteries Require Constant Connectivity

    June 30, 2023
    A cell contacting system from Molex bundles together prismatic and cylindrical cells into larger EV battery modules.
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    Wireless Battery Management: A Pivotal Ingredient in Tomorrow’s EVs

    April 26, 2023
    The next generation of EVs will require battery packs that are safer, more compact, cost-effective, and easier to service. Wireless battery-management technology has the potential...
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    Determining AC Power Requirements for Battery Testers

    March 21, 2023
    Battery test labs will utilize efficient equipment but can still require high power from the ac grid. Understanding how to calculate that power is key to ensure you don’t overtax...
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    Managing Tomorrow’s EV Batteries

    March 3, 2023
    How will next-gen battery-management systems help overcome key issues involved with current and future electric-vehicle batteries? This article highlights some of the new BMS ...
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    Taking More Steps Toward Adopting 800-V Systems for EVs

    Feb. 16, 2023
    Due to their efficiency and faster charging benefits, 800-V systems are on the fast track to being incorporated in the latest electric-vehicle designs. This article highlights...
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    Why the EV Era Hinges on High-Power Charging

    Feb. 16, 2023
    Delta-Q Technologies’ Mourad Chergui discusses how the company is making the shift to high-voltage EV batteries.
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    Battery-Management Chip Offers 1-mV Accuracy

    Jan. 5, 2023
    Texas Instruments introduced its latest battery-management chip that's designed to provide more accurate mileage estimates for electric vehicles.
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    Industry Pushes to Add Hydrogen to the Zero-Emissions Mix

    Nov. 15, 2022
    Though relative newcomers to the automotive industry, there’s a concerted effort to develop hydrogen-powered vehicles. It’s driven by the fact that the transportation industry...
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    What’s Driving EVs to Higher Battery Voltages?

    Aug. 30, 2022
    Electric-vehicle makers are turning to 800-V systems to solve range and charging time issues that have created barriers with consumers and slowed the rollout of EVs. Here’s how...
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    Automotive Industry Accelerates to an Electrified Future

    Aug. 22, 2022
    The century-long reign of the internal-combustion-engine powertrain now has an expiration date.
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    Silicon-Anode Lithium EV Battery Fully Charges in Under 10 Minutes

    June 24, 2022
    Test cells of Enovix’s new silicon-anode, lithium-ion battery technology, called 3D Silicon, charge from 0 to 80% in as little as 5.2 minutes.
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    wBMS: The New Competitive Edge for EV Manufacturers

    May 27, 2022
    To reduce weight, space, and cost, designers are turning to wireless battery-management system technology, which is involved with a battery’s entire lifecycle from assembly to...
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    EV Battery Chemistry and Its Impact on the Electronics Industry

    May 10, 2022
    The industry wants to know when electric cars will be available for everyone, but it’s essential to understand the limiting component to answer that question.
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    Nissan’s Driver-Assistance, Battery Advances Aim to Dramatically Lift EV Prospects

    May 3, 2022
    The company is looking to complete the development of its “ground truth perception technology” by the mid-2020s and its cobalt-free all-solid-state batteries by 2028.
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    How to Eliminate the Cost Barrier to Silicon Anodes in EV Batteries

    April 27, 2022
    One way to overcome issues with cost when considering increased use of silicon in EV batteries is to optimize current manufacturing processes.
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    EMI Reduction in Automotive Power Converters

    July 29, 2021
    Designers of automotive power systems must consider mitigation techniques needed to reign in EMI disturbances to the overall electronic system in the automotive vehicle. This ...
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    A Rising Star in EVs: The Battery Management System

    June 4, 2021
    While many of the world's largest auto manufacturers are investing more in advanced batteries that promise to be safer, recharge faster, and store more energy than lithium-ion...
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    Battery Management ICs Give Electric Vehicle Batteries a Boost

    Feb. 2, 2021
    The battery management ICs in electric vehicles have become a big battleground for chip makers in recent years. In this gallery, we look at some of the latest products in the ...
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    Wireless BMS for EVs Reduce Weight, Simplify Design, Maximize Performance

    Jan. 29, 2021
    These battery-management systems, which do away with wiring and harnesses, underscore the automotive industry’s drive for higher reliability.
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    GMs’ Future EVs to Use Analog Devices’ Wireless Battery-Management System

    Sept. 22, 2020
    By reducing the wires within EV batteries by up to 90%, the wBMS lightens the EV substantially, helping lead to longer charging ranges.
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    Bluetooth Enhances EV and Hybrid Battery-Management Systems

    June 16, 2020
    Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Going wireless for the BMS is a boon to automotive design—it eliminates the wiring harness, thus reducing weight, size, and cost.
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    The Effect of Wire-Path Resistance on Battery Measurements

    May 10, 2019
    Wire and contact resistance, which can lead to voltage drops, will wreak havoc when testing cells. Here are some tips that can help you alleviate those headaches.
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    April 24, 2018
    Like all technology, the lithium-ion battery has evolved over few decades, incorporating new chemistries for different applications and increased performance.
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    Mesh Networking: A Simpler Path to Effective EV Battery Management

    March 21, 2017
    Replacing cables and connectors with a wireless approach helps enhance design flexibility and reliability in electric and hybrid vehicles.
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    Maximizing Automotive Battery Power

    Feb. 24, 2016
    Battery technologies are steadily improving, while automotive battery-management systems are optimizing the run time and lifetime of batteries.
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    March 26, 2015
    Careful consideration of battery requirements and battery-life goals will help determine the right architecture, functional blocks, and related ICs to create an optimal battery...