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When it comes to solar energy, the power of the solar array is only as strong as the weakest-performing panel. And in real-world conditions, where shade is common from sources like trees, chimneys, power lines and even bird droppings, solar efficiency...
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Moog provides solutions for both hydraulic and electric blade pitch control. Blade pitch control is the system which monitors and adjusts the inclination angle of the blades and thus controls the rotation speed of the blades. At lower wind speeds, the...
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Modern wind turbines require delivery of power and signals to and from the rotating blades by a reliable rotary union assembly. Moog Components Group, a sister operating group of the Moog Industrial Group, provides a line of wind power (WP) products that...
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Engineering TV interviews John McDonald, CEO of EXRO Technologies, a clean energy company that has invented, designed, and prototyped the world's first Variable Input Electric Generator (VIEG, pronounced veej). Electrical generators are very efficient...
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Tom Bowker, CTO of Clean Energy Technologies, describes how their Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) technology achieves better efficiencies in wind power generation and is able to produce more power at lower wind speeds due to coreless technology. Where...
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Greg Schulte, President of Bonfiglioli, talks about some of their gearboxes used in the latest state-of-the-art wind turbines to control such significant functions like yaw and pitch drives. Bonfiglioli's know-how in the power transmission industry...
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Chinese automaker BYD's E6 is an all-electric vehicle five-passenger family-oriented crossover vehicle. Featuring BYD's Fe battery technology, the range per charge is expected to be 249mi, without compromising on performance: claimed 0-60mph acceleration...
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Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD Auto's Henry Li walks us through the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan's powertrain. BYD's Dual Mode (DM) Electric Vehicles combine a pure-electric mode with a hybrid drive system that incorporates a small gasoline...
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Denise Gray, GM's Director of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Engineering, continues her discussion with Engineering TV, elaborating on efforts to optimize the Chevy Volt's lithium-ion battery, as well as possibilities for increasing the amount...
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In Part 1 of this Engineering TV interview, Denise Gray, GM's Director of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Engineering, discusses the Chevy Volt's lithium-ion battery cells. The Volt's 16 kWh T-shaped lithium-ion battery, which is roughly 6 feet...
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GM is joining with the University of Michigan to create a new automotive advanced battery lab in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a specialized curriculum within U-M's College of Engineering to develop automotive battery engineers. Building on U-M’s leadership...
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Bob Kruse, GM's Executive Director of Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries talks with Engineering TV and Machine Design's Lee Teschler on the latest developments surrounding the Chevy Volt, GM's electric vehicle engineering efforts, and...
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Imagine charging your cell phone or laptop simply by placing it on the desk or night table in your bedroom or running a flat screen television, a digital clock, and an internally-lit picture frame directly through your living room wall. From the Consumer...
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Ron Ferber, President of Powermat, talked with Engineering TV at CES 2009 about the Powermat system, which is designed to replace the need to access multiple electrical sockets with the flexibility and freedom of wireless power for real-time powering...
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THINERGY thin-film micro-energy cells deliver a highly efficient, safe, rechargeable and powerful energy storage solution in an extremely thin form factor—roughly the size of a postage stamp. The newly released Application Development Platform (ADP) tool...