An introduction to electric power measurement
HBK’s Sönke Treinies explains how to test inverter-driven electrical machines, and where and how a modern, high-end power analyzer can help to understand and optimize the devices under test.
Electric Vehicles
Solving electric vehicle challenges with predictive machine learning
Chris Handley of HERE Technologies explores the challenges of EV adoption and the solutions that HERE Technologies has developed to address them.
Enhance your automotive simulation capabilities by leveraging the power of Ansys and AWS
John Baker of Ansys explains how to overcome engineering challenges using a new cloud platform that enables automotive customers to run simulations in the cloud easily.
The right solution at the right time: scalable driving simulators, from DESKTOP to DiM500
VI-grade’s Michael Hoffmann provides an in-depth overview of a scalable family of driving simulators, from the desktop-based simulators to the DiM500.
Dynamic power measurement and accelerated efficiency mapping for electric drives
Alexander Stock of HBM and Brüel & Kjær presents a power analyzer for electric drives calculating power, RMS and efficiency during steady-state and transient operation.
How aluminum delivers cost savings and a smaller carbon footprint to last-mile deliveries
Karisma Leftinger, Mark White and Phil Dodge share the findings of a new Alumobility study showing aluminium’s important role in the logistics industry.
Towards zero prototypes: simulation and the electric vehicle
Experts from VI-grade discuss the latest technologies used in the development process, including simulation software and attribute-specific driving simulators.
Energy transportation and storage: future dimensions and promising options
AVL’s Rittmar von Helmolt and Martin Rothbart discuss possible energy distribution and storage methods and their short- and medium-term feasibility.
NXP Semiconductors and Qnovo collaborate on xEV battery performance
NXP’s Robert Li and Nadim Maluf of Qnovo explain how their companies have worked together to improve EV battery performance and safety.
Electric vehicle battery data analytics
AVL’s Gerhard Schagerl and Alwin Tuschkan explain how to use electric vehicle battery data analytics to support design decisions, optimize operation, and predict issues in the field.
Friction brakes for future mobility applications
Continental’s Sebastian Amirioui outlines the future of friction brakes and provides insight into innovative disc and drum brakes solutions for electric and autonomous vehicles.
Circularity in transportation
Experts from Novelis, Pirelli, Cox Automotive, and The Ray, a proving ground for the transportation infrastructure of the future, discuss the circular economy.
Understanding a filter’s effects on power – why different instruments give different values for RMS, real, apparent, and reactive power
HBK’s Mitch Marks discusses reactive power, including RMS values, fundamental values, and filter selection to achieve the desired result.
The adaptive battery digital twin: how to maximize the use of a BMS application layer with cloud connectivity
Stéphane Turlier of Electra Vehicles and NXP’s Maciek Krawczyk discuss current and future considerations for EV battery packs and management systems.
The user experience threshold – unlocking mass EV adoption
CEO Chris Rockwell shares Lextant’s Experience Adoption Threshold and explains how, as an industry, we can design experiences to facilitate the EV future.
Durability testing for electric motors
HBK’s Mitch Marks discusses the failure modes of electric motors and explains the benefits of measuring electrical values for durability testing.
The continuous evolution of holistic data evaluation
AVL’s Nikolaus Keuth and Robert Binder explain how engineers can streamline their development tasks using Concerto 5 R7 data processing software.
The rise of composites in ICE and EV powertrain applications and suspension mounts
BASF’s Chris Korson and Ricardo Mercado discuss the differences in material behaviour when using composites instead of aluminium in ICE and EV powertrain applications.
A revolutionary traction motor control system for E-drive based on RH850/C1M-Ax
Yajie Wang of Renesas presents the RH850/C1M-Ax microcontroller (MCU), which paves the way for next-generation e-drive inverters and is ideal for highly cost-optimized ASIL-C automotive traction motor control systems.
Failure prediction with changing EV and AV mission profiles
NXP’s Robert Jin explains how System-on-Chip (SoC) health monitoring enables failure prediction and predictive maintenance to achieve better system availability.