Patent revocation, counterfeiting fears cloud A/C changeover to R-1234yf15-May-2012 18:03 GMT
Honeywell patent for R-1234yf revoked by European Patent Office, but company appeals and files additional patents. R-1234yf supply situation unlikely to improve until October. Cost issue creates possible opportunity for blend refrigerants. Refrigerant counterfeiting problems hit military.
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Video Interview: SCM Metal focuses on lightweight future
25-Apr-2012 20:51 GMT
AEI spoke with SCM Metal Products’ Tom Pelletiers at the SAE 2012 World Congress about the North Carolina-based company’s next-generation lightweight materials.
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GE’s Immelt sees future for EVs: ‘We don’t invest in novelties’
24-Apr-2012 19:03 GMT
Key among the 10 ideas for business and country competitiveness that General Electric’s Chairman and CEO shared to open the SAE 2012 World Congress was that the U.S. must take a leadership role in the energy sector. And Jeffrey Immelt believes that is not just a pipe dream.
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Marsilli advances ‘open poles’ motor winding for hybrids
23-Apr-2012 14:00 GMT
According to Marsilli, a winding systems manufacturer based in Italy and an exhibitor at this year’s SAE World Congress, brushless motor design is facing a “revolution phase” as traditional needle-wound or field-coil motors have reached their maximum efficiency, being limited by the fill factor. Marsilli is advancing the open-poles motor winding concept to assist motor manufacturers in increasing motor performances and reducing material costs.
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Engineer salaries up overall, SAE survey shows
23-Apr-2012 12:37 GMT
New SAE International salary study reveals that while employment conditions for mobility engineers have improved around the world during the past two years, changes in salary are mixed depending on where one works.
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Horiba develops new analyzer for GHG, Euro VI measurement
16-Mar-2012 12:16 GMT
Horiba’s new MEXA-1400QL-NX laser spectroscopic analyzer, featuring the principles of quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology, provides real-time simultaneous measurement of four nitrogen components contained in motor exhaust gas (NO, NO2, NH3, N2O). The technology will be on display in April at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit.
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IAV takes control of a parallel HEV powertrain
14-Mar-2012 21:09 GMT
At the 2012 SAE World Congress, researchers from IAV will present their proposal for an input-output feedback linearization strategy to cope with a nonlinear system subject to input constraints.
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