Year: 2023

e-Power Technology

Bosch Ramps Up Electric Motor Production in Charleston with More Than $260 Million in New Investment, Replacing Diesel Products 

June 20, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bosch Ramps Up Electric Motor Production in Charleston with More Than $260 Million in New Investment, Replacing Diesel Products 

Bosch workers in Charleston, South Carolina at the company’s largest production facility in the USA are learning the intricacies of magnets and hairpin windings as it transitions from a diesel power manufacturing site to electric motor production to meet the new demands of electrification and e-mobility. Production of electric motors began there in October and additional capacity being added is expected to be operational by the end of this year as Bosch expands its long history of mobility-related manufacturing with new electrification products. […]

e-Power Technology

Volkswagen Designs New Drive for All-Electric Family with More Powerful Magnets in Rotor

June 20, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Volkswagen Designs New Drive for All-Electric Family with More Powerful Magnets in Rotor

Volkswagen has designed a new generation of drive systems for its all-electric ID. family of automobiles that boosts the power and torque, providing longer-range performance. Among the key elements are more powerful magnets in the rotor, specialized electrical sheets and advancements in the manufacturing process. Produced at the company’s group components plant in Kassel, Germany, the new drives will be introduced in the fourth quarter of this year. […]

Electromagnetics

ThinGap Demonstrates High Power Motor Capability with 100 kW Motor Kit 

June 19, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on ThinGap Demonstrates High Power Motor Capability with 100 kW Motor Kit 

ThinGap has completed its latest large-size motor prototype, the TGO 385 for a commercial customer. The TGO 385 motor kit has an outer diameter of 385 mm (15 in.), and an axial height of 223 mm (9 in.), making it about the same volume as a 5-gallon bucket. The power output capability of the TGO 385 is estimated to be 100 kW or more depending on the application. […]

Electromagnetics

Quickstart for High-Resolution Safety Encoder Development

June 15, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Quickstart for High-Resolution Safety Encoder Development

The new RZ4M from iC-Haus combines the optical twin-scan sensors of the iC-RZ Series with the downstream interpolator iC-MR3 on a single evalboard. Developers can now easily set up this high-resolution optical encoder solution in the lab and comfortably put this chip duo into operation. […]

Test and Measurement

CryoComplete, an Easy-to-Use System for Making Temperature-Dependent, Low‑Level Electrical Measurements

June 14, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on CryoComplete, an Easy-to-Use System for Making Temperature-Dependent, Low‑Level Electrical Measurements

With CryoComplete, you can start making cryogenic electrical measurements as soon as it lands in your lab. From the simple‑to‑use, pour‑fill LN2 Dewar to the prewritten I-V (resistance) measurement routines, CryoComplete produces results right out […]

Electromagnetics

TDK Presents Stray-Field Robust ASIL C Ready Hall-Effect Position Sensor Family for High-Speed e-Motor Applications

June 14, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on TDK Presents Stray-Field Robust ASIL C Ready Hall-Effect Position Sensor Family for High-Speed e-Motor Applications

TDK Corporation introduces the Micronas fast 2D Hall-effect position sensor family HAL 302x addressing the need for stray-field robust motor position sensing as well as ISO 26262 compliant developments in automotive and industrial applications. This new sensor […]