TE AUTOMOTIVE /// TREND PAPER /// Electrifying a Movement Page 1
TE CONNECTIVITY TREND PAPER
ELECTRIFYING A MOVEMENT:
CONNECTIVITY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING,
ENERGY STORAGE, AND CONTROLLED POWER MANAGEMENT
Handheld, battery-powered devices are perva-
sive in our daily lives. Cell phones, tablets, lap-
tops, leaf blowers, webcams, and drones (to
name a few examples) are a part of everything
we do. What once seemed like magic, are now
common and ordinary. These devices all have
several things in common:
1. they need to be charged quickly and conve-
niently;
2. they need to efficiently and safely store en-
ergy in a battery; and
3. they need to operate and function effectively
and intelligently.
The same story holds true for Battery Electric
Vehicles (BEVs), yet they are not as pervasive
as handheld devices because we are only at the
early stages of making the necessary technologi-
cal advances to meet their extremely demanding
consumer and societal needs. This is because
there is a fourth (4) characteristic to the bat-
tery-powered electric vehicle: the need to oper-
ate flawlessly in extremely harsh environments
and never leave an owner stranded.
In a well-known quote attributed to Gene Kranz,
former Chief Flight Director of NASA: "Failure is
not an option."
The automotive industry is focused on these four
points, developing new and improved vehicle
architecture approaches to efficiently address
these challenges.
Connectivity, from power to propulsion, is a key
enabler of bringing the Electric Mobility vision
to reality. TE Connectivity's team of engineers
and scientists collaboratively engage with our
customers and other technology leaders from
across the industry, focusing on all aspects of
connectivity – from the car charging inlet, to the
battery through to the electric motor.
