Interesting Engineering

New smart car charger uses solar and engine power to recharge batteries 13x faster

BLUETTI unveiled Charger 2 at CES 2026, combining alternator and solar charging into a single smart hub for overlanding and ...
IEEE

Computationally Efficient Dual Mode Model Predictive Control to Ensure Safe Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract: Model predictive control (MPC) has emerged as a promising strategy for the control of lithium-ion batteries due mainly to its capability for real-time constraint handling. However, classical ...
IEEE

Decoupling Control Strategy for Input-Series-Output-Parallel Dual Active Bridge Converter Based on Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control

Abstract: The decentralized control strategy is beneficial to the expansibility of the input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) dual active bridge (DAB) converter. Under the previous decentralized control ...