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Improving Extreme Temp Performance in EV Batteries

On March 31, 2023 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel

Extreme temperatures can reduce EV range by up to 35 percent and negatively impact battery durability. Energy harvesting is emerging as a tool to trim these efficiency losses to optimize battery performance and increase charging speed.

New Tech Tuesdays: Extending Battery Life with Energy Harvesting Technology

On February 21, 2023 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, IoT, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Rudy Ramos

In this week's New Tech Tuesday, we delve into Low Illumination Solar Cells from TDK and the Light Energy Harvesting Evaluation Board from e-peas and how they support energy harvesting solutions from renewable sources.

Tagged With: batteries, energy, energy harvesting, e-peas, tdk

The Future of eMobility

On January 18, 2023 in All, Automotive, General by David Pike

The promotion of electric power vehicles, driven by better batteries and the expanding infrastructure for electric cars, is a significant trend in the automotive industry. However, other changes are also taking place, such as the redesign and usage of vehicles with new technology.

Tagged With: batteries, ebikes, electric power, emobility, escooters, transportation tech

Nanotechnology's Impact on Energy Storage Devices

On November 25, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Liam Critchley

As society looks for ways of creating more efficient and smaller energy storage devices for various technologies, manufacturers are looking at alternatives to the status quo. Nanomaterials offer a promising option to improve energy storage devices' overall performance and size.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs. Battery for the Connected Car

On March 17, 2022 in All, Automotive, Power by Adam Kimmel

Consumers demand more from their connected cars. This requires power. Which power source will win the upcoming grid war? Batteries or hydrogen fuel cells?

New Tech Tuesdays: Supercapacitors Store Energy and Have Several Other Advantages

On October 11, 2021 in All, Automotive, Circuit Protection, General, IoT, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Tommy Cummings

In this week’s New Tech Tuesday, we’ll look at a diverse range of supercapacitors from PowerStor/Eaton, AVX, and Capacitech.

Tagged With: avx, batteries, capacitech, internet of things, iot, powerstor/eaton, supercapacitor

The Chemistry of Energy Storage Systems

On December 7, 2018 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, Industrial, Power by Liam Critchley

Energy storage devices are serving an increasingly wide range of applications. Their recent performance improvements are driving this growth in popularity. The basic function and any performance enhancements are due to chemistry, especially electrochemistry. In this blog, we will detail why.

Powered On: The Advancements in Portable Power

On March 1, 2016 in Power by Justin Risedorf

I dread the beep my phone makes when it’s at the end of its charge. Not because I’m uncomfortable without my phone being on at all times, but because, of course, it always seems to die right when I need it most. I’m using my phone’s navigation to drive through some unfamiliar part of town when it’s dark and rainy and I’m almost out of gas and – beep – my phone is about to die.

Tagged With: Apple Watch, Batteries, Portable Power, Siva Cycle

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