Newly programmed engine electronics coordinate the perfect interaction of all new components and ensures not only maximum power yield but also exemplary low emissions that meet the latest emission limits.
In most kinds of engine and electronics, heat is an enemy, robbing them of efficiency.
The power electronics unit integrated in the engine compartment operates at a level of around 370V and manages the flow of high-voltage energy to and from the battery and the electric motors.
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All of the productivity gains and economic growth achieved in the last 150 years, he explained, come thanks to inventions that are behind us: electricity, the internal combustion engine, indoor plumbing and heating, electronics and computers.
That pulse is capable of burning out the electronics in a car, including its engine-management system, without harming the occupants.
"Open source has become an engine for innovation in the smart phone and consumer electronics market, " said Teppo Hemia, vice president, 3G Multimedia Platforms Business Unit of ST-Ericsson.
Everything in the diesel engine business has changed in the past ten years: electronics, globalization, emissions standards.
The company already has a standalone product-search service that specializes in "hard" goods such as electronics and draws traffic from the main search engine.
Nor does it reflect production costs for the Volt, which has expensive technology including lithium-polymer batteries, and sophisticated electronics, plus an electric motor as well as its gasoline engine, Reuters says.
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Management decided to take a measured approach, selling off smaller defense units such as the Norden electronics business (bought by Westinghouse in 1994) while retaining the engine and helicopter businesses.
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Electronics, which accounts for up to 13% of GDP, is seen as the engine that will pull the economy through.
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