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Tailoring charges to each lithium-ion cell’s capacity helps EV batteries last longer. Otherwise, the battery is only as strong as its weakest link.

Stanford University researchers have devised a new way to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less deterioration from fast charging. The research, published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, shows how actively managing the amount of electrical current flowing to each cell in a pack, rather than...

A new approach has been designed by scientists at Stanford University to make lithium-ion battery packs last for a longer time and suffer less worsening from rapid charging.

The secret to long life for rechargeable batteries may lie in an embrace of difference. New modeling of how lithium-ion cells in a pack degrade show a way to tailor charging to each cell’s capacity so EV batteries can handle more charge cycles and stave off failure.

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Jing Sun’s profile on The Conversation

Best Readings in Communications in Wireless Networked Control Wireless networked control has attracted a lot of attention from both academia and industry in the past two decades, and has become a hot topic in recent years, mainly driven by mission-critical Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications requiring closed-loop control, such as intelligent transportation, Tele-surgery, industry automation, power systems automation, and power electronics control. Specifically, a wireless netw...

12.12.2020 New transmission system makes electric cars more powerful, more efficient and potentially cheaper TU/e PhD candidate Caiyang Wei has developed a highly efficient automatic transmission system for electric vehicles. The share of electric vehicles on our roads is increasing, ranging from smaller urban vehicles to larger sedans and SUVs. However, e-mobility still faces a number of challenges: whether it concerns vehicles that drive on steep roads, sports cars...