E-MOBILITY ENGINEERING 009 SPRING 2021
- Intro - While EVs have now made it into the mainstream, issues surrounding the electrification of other types of transport remain
- The Grid - Texas Instruments unveils wireless BMS, EU project aims to develop redox flow battery for marine vessels, UK consortium has plans for a quiet motor for urban aircraft, and more...
- In conversation: Dr Pat Anderson - The CTO of VerdeGo Aero tells us how he blends his academic research with development of commercial aviation technology
- Dossier: Energica Eva Ribelle - We look at how this e-bike has been designed to be used for urban commuting as well as a high-performance racer
- Focus: Power electronics - Inverter designers can choose between three types of switching technology, so what are the advantages and drawbacks of each one?
- Digest: VIA Motors CHEMA skateboard - Skateboards are key to giving the modularity needed for EVs of different types, so here we detail how this one was designed and developed
- Focus: Condition monitoring - How to keep a check on the health and performance of the key components in EVs
- Deep insight: Vehicleto-grid charging - Bidirectional charging for EVs is changing and its adoption is growing, but there is still work to do, as we explain
- Focus: Battery cooling - The options for liquid-cooling systems and their working fluids for EV batteries
- PS: Tesla Octovalve analysis - The engineering details at the heart of the Model Y’s heat pump, as provided by an independent stripdown