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EV on the road
recharge system
A South Australian company – GELCOservices – has launched in conjunction with Club Logistics Services, a recently developed totally portable Electric Vehicle (EV) recharge system designed
to enable a stranded EV driver who has a depleted high voltage battery to receive a charge at roadside for a short period of time allowing the EV to “self-recover” from a roadside breakdown flat battery incident.
Now a roadside attending rescue patrol can simply plug in the battery EV, wait for around 10-15 minutes and effectively the EV can then drive off to the nearest fixed location EV charge station.
The great feature of the Mobile Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (MEVSE) design is in the capability of the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) 48 volt battery pack to be re- charged from the standard rescue vehicle on- board existing 12 volt charging system.
This feature in design is a world’s first and offers the rescue organisation total flexibility as the recovery vehicle does not have to return to base for recharge of the 48 volt Lithium cell system.
The MEVSE system has four main components;
• The LiFePO448 volt battery pack
• The on-board charging and management
system for the LiFePO4 battery pack
• The Inverter system – rated to 10kW @
240VAC
• The EVSE delivery and BEV charge control
system
The MEVSE is capable of delivering sufficient “self-recovery” energy for three broken down EV’s in anormal working day.
For more information visit: www.GELCOservices.com.au
High speed FAKRA-Mini auto
coaxial connectors
Rosenberger and Molex have signed a dual-sourcing agreement allowing Molex to produce High-Speed FAKRA-Mini automotive coaxial connectors based on the Rosenberger HFM design.
Enabling fast transmission of high data rates up to
20 Gbps, the Rosenberger HFM FAKRA-Mini system is
designed for a range of existing and future automotive applications, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), navigation, infotainment and intelligent connected vehicles.
With the dual sourcing agreement, Rosenberger and Molex provide a high-quality, high-speed, cost-optimized intermateable interface with identical mechanical and electrical performance and features. The solution delivers seamless backward compatibility for the automotive market.
With the increasing bandwidth and safety critical needs of connected and autonomous vehicle architectures, it is necessary to have a robust infrastructure that can operate a multitude of devices, screens and cameras.
HFM FAKRA-Mini connectors allow for the highest bit rate data transmission while saving up to 80 percent of installation space and significant weight compared to the conventional FAKRA generation.
26 | June 2018
Machining
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