Electric Aircraft Are the Future The aviation industry has long imagined a future with electric aircraft. Development has started on smaller scales with aircraft such as electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts (eVTOLs), short take-off and landing aircraft (e-STOLs), and others. According to a May 2022 study by Aviation Today, e-aviation has potential of […]
Optimizing Power Converter Design through Simulation Optimal power converter design requires a fine balance between design efficiency and physical testing costs. Finding the right efficiency point can be expensive for companies — simply jumping from 98% to 99% efficiency could double the converter cost. In this blog, we’re going to explore the technical approaches power […]
A few weeks ago, a 656-foot-long ship known as the Felicity Ace caught fire in the North Atlantic as it was transporting its cargo, including various automotive luxury brands, from Germany to Rhode Island. The fire broke out in the ship’s hold and continued to spread. Thankfully, all 22 crew members safely abandoned the vessel. […]
Learn the basics of Li-ion technology and two popular battery modeling techniques: electrical-equivalent behavioral models and electrochemical physical models.
Learn how to use a model to evaluate battery pack safety during thermal runaway events Designers of battery packs are tasked with a very challenging problem: to package a set of cells as tightly as possible and minimize the amount of non-cell weight in the battery while maintaining proper temperature levels of cells, protecting against […]
Improving Hybrid Electric Vehicle Controls: The recent proliferation of hybrid electric vehicles has greatly complicated the world of vehicle controls engineers. Multiple energy sources and propulsion systems applied to sophisticated hybrid drivetrains necessitate a much more intricate controls strategy than conventionally powered vehicles. Determining when to distribute power to the engine, motor(s), or both is […]
As emissions regulations tighten and an electrified future grows more and more imminent, automotive engineers have been tasked with applying decades of traditional vehicle engineering knowledge to increasingly complex xEV architectures. The good news is that automakers have become very proficient at building conventionally powered vehicles – so much so that they still comprise the […]
Learn how to use the new integration between GT-SUITE and JMAG-Express Online for accurate concept-level electric motor design.
Learn how different charging protocols impact the tradeoff between reducing the time required to charge a battery and maximizing the life of a battery.
