EDN

Accessory overload threatens auto power budgets: Part 1, burgeoning loads and transients

Back in the day (not all that long ago), driving around in your father's Oldsmobile, AM/FM radio, tape deck, and air conditioning marked the height of automotive luxury. Today, many could not imagine ...
EDN

Accessory overload threatens auto power budgets: Part 2, load smoothing methods

Part 1 of this article discussed the origins of automotive electrical system overloads and the problems posed by load transients. The automotive accessory electrical transient overload situation ...
MacTech

Apple patent is for an ‘Accessory Power Pack’ for an electric vehicle

Apple may have canceled the Apple Car project, but it continues to be granted patents related to vehicles. The latest (number US 11964584 B2) is for an “Accessory Power Pack” for an electric car. The ...