Better EV battery packs: Much more than “just” chemistry
The physical construction of individual cells and the tradeoffs made in their design has a major impact on pack and…
Designing on-board chargers for EVs
In today's electric vehicles, a high power on-board charger is required to charge the large capacity battery pack in a…
Computer-themed cases of obsolescence by design
These cases of obsolescence by design are all computer-themed; what real-life examples have you experienced lately?
The challenge of keeping solar panels free from dust
Keeping the surfaces of photovoltaic solar panels free of unavoidable dust is a multifaceted challenge with no simple solution.
Reference designs ease development of IoT energy-harvesting systems
Developers are increasingly able to access reference designs and off-the-shelf systems for IoT energy harvesting.
Use gravity to store energy and release grid-level power
Power system engineers can use gravity to store energy from intermittent renewable sources and release grid-level power.
Test batteries for radiated immunity issues
Benchtop troubleshooting of radiated immunity issues can be reduced to a few minutes or hours using this powerful technique.
Active battery cell balancing
While both active and passive cell balancing are effective ways to improve system health, active cell balancing redistributes charge during…
Aircraft industry could go green with hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen is abundant and can be used for combustion and in fuel cells, but there are significant challenges in energy…
Analog machine learning helps save power in voice-control systems
Systems that can ignore silence and non-speech sound can save a considerable amount of power compared to always-on wake word…