A critical risk of EV fires is damage to the battery, either when something penetrates the cell wall or if it is exposed to extreme heat. An internal short circuit can occur, followed by ‘thermal ...

Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) or Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) typically have motor drive power modules (e.g., IGBT modules) that generate considerable waste heat—typically, in the range of 1,000 ...

CPS’s aluminum silicon carbide (AlSiC) is a metal-matrix composite ideally suited for base-plate material for IGBTs used in high-power applications. The low isotropic coefficient of thermal expansion ...

American Electric Power (AEP) recently developed base shoe and standoff anchor bolt designs for its 765-kV lattice tower family. Developing a design process proved challenging, as a ready-to-use ...