Measuring EV Efficiency
Sometimes industry standards don’t make sense. It may be a requirement by a specific industry (specs for some connectors come to mind), obscure specifications (such as GM’s long-lived wheel arch clearance for extreme snow), and sometimes it’s a federal requirement created to provide a measure of something technical (I think…
A Brief History of the Anderson Connector
If you have been around electronics, or industrial equipment, you have probably seen an “Anderson” connector. You may have not known it by that name, or even any name at all. They are somewhat ubiquitous and are used in applications from kids’ electric scooters all the way up to massive…
Lithium Battery Management
You may have seen my recent blogs on Lithium batteries. When it comes to Lithium batteries, the most important design aspect (and also the most frequently overlooked) is battery management. Lithiums, like other rechargeable chemistries, require some intelligence while charging. Unlike other chemistries, they are much less forgiving to improper…
Connecting Lithium Batteries
You may have seen my recent blog on Connecting EV Batteries. This generated a lot of interest, particularly in what was not covered- what about connecting smaller Lithium batteries? In the EV world, Lithium batteries (specifically, individual cells) are rather large, hulking items that require large connectors both for mechanical…