Research into new-technology batteries has accelerated over the last decade with the promise of energy density being significantly improved. This research has led to more lithium-ion battery applications in aircraft, electric and hybrid vehicles (EVs and HEVs), 2 and 4-wheel light electric vehicles (LEVs) and personal items such as laptops and wearable devices.
Read MoreLithium-ion batteries are gaining popularity as the most common battery type used for electric vehicles. During their lifespan, these batteries undergo a variety of vibrations and temperature changes. Several common test standards have developed to simulate the long-term environmental effects on these batteries across different size levels (e.g. cell, module, pack).
Read MoreThe market demand for electric vehicles continues to grow rapidly around the world. Avicenne Energy reports car manufacturers around the world will invest billions of dollars in electric vehicles by the year 2030.
Read MoreBattery packs are one of the two main components relied on by Electric Vehicles (EV) for vital parameters such as speed, mileage, and torque. Hundreds or thousands of battery cells must be combined to provide the demanded voltage and current required to drive electric vehicles (EV).
Read MoreCrystal Instruments products support a wide range of sensors and their measurement quantities. With the introduction of the Spider-80SGi (a general-purpose data acquisition device), using a customizable excitation voltage has substantially increased the range of sensors that can be interfaced to the Spider platform of devices.
Read MoreThe 2019 Sensors Expo & Conference took place this year at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, hosting 7,500+ attendees and 350+ exhibitors and showcasing sensor technologies ranging from wireless IoT applications to medical and automotive technologies.
Read MoreEDM’s Account Management program controls the accessibility of features from different users. This provides a structure for managing the privileges for different groups of users. The Account Manager can be used to prevent lower-level users from adjusting parameters or display settings. It also allows users to customize the toolbars for a simplified user interface. By hiding certain features, the UI can be made much easier to use.
Read MoreCrystal Instruments will be exhibiting at the Electrifying Challenges for Road and Tyre Noise Conference located at MIRA Technology Institute (MTI), UK on September 18, 2019.
Read MoreCrystal Instruments will be exhibiting at the Advanced Engineering show located at Birmingham, UK from October 30-31, 2019. Our products will be displayed in the Alphatech Ltd booth.
Read MoreJoin Crystal Instruments in Seattle, Washington from October 8-9, 2019 for an Experimental Modal Measurement & Analysis Seminar featuring Dr. Pete Avitabile.
Read MoreI know that many people will say that a double impact is totally unacceptable. It is not the optimum condition for collecting impact data for a modal test. However, under certain circumstances, it may be reasonable to accept a measurement that has resulted from a double impact. Let's discuss this problem that may arise when a double impact occurs and explain how to determine if the measurement is acceptable or not.
Read MoreThe Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) held the 2019 Noise and Vibration Conference in Grand Rapids Michigan this year. The conference, which is a biennial event, took place from June 10th to the 13th and drew roughly 1,000 engineers focused on NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) and sound quality measurements. Crystal Instruments was proud to take part in sponsoring the conference this year.
Read MoreCrystal Instruments is pleased to offer 15- or 30-day rental systems, providing users with an easy and accessible option to try one of our latest systems. Users can access the full power of Crystal Instruments’ Engineering Data Management (EDM) software along with a full featured hardware system.
Visit www.crystalinstruments.com/ci-rentals to learn more.
Read MoreCombined vibration testing is gaining prominence due to the advancement of test equipment technology driven by the need to accomplish simultaneous testing of multiple measurement quantities. Vibration testing combined with temperature, humidity or a combination of other quantities has enabled the creation of test environments closely resembling typical scenarios in which DUTs operate.
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