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Melexis Expands its IMC-Hall Current Sensor ICs for Smart Power Applications

Melexis Expands its IMC-Hall Current Sensor ICs for Smart Power Applications

­Melexis unveils the MLX91218 Low Field (LF), the latest variant from its IMC-Hall current sensor integrated circuits (IC). The new MLX91218-LF is designed for lower current applications (below 100 A). It enables smart energy monitoring in residential and small industrial power distribution units, micro-grids, an
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Date:
03/27/2025
Wevo Energy Unveils ‘Olivia’ – The First AI Phone Agent for EV Charging Support

Olivia is continuously learning from real-time customer experiences to ensure she is always up-to-date and ready to address an unprecedented range of queries

­Wevo Energy, a leading provider of EV charging management software powering EV charging fleets all over the globe, today announced the launch of Olivia –the first AI phone support agent purpose-built for the electric vehicle charging sector. Available today for Wevo-operated EV charging fleets, th
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Date:
03/26/2025
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Adds Two New Advanced MOSFET Package Options for High-Current Applications

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Adds Two New Advanced MOSFET Package Options for High-Current Applications

­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced the release of two state-of-the-art surface mounting package options for its industry-leading high power MOSFET portfolio. Designed to meet the robust packaging requirements for the most demanding applications that require increased performance and reliabi
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Date:
03/12/2025
PSDcast – What the Proposed Auto Tariffs Could Mean for the Industry (Particularly EVs)

Danielle Spalding of Cirba Solutions

­Shortly after assuming office for the second time, President Trump instituted a 25% tariff on all items from Mexico and Canada (excepting energy resources from the latter, which have a lower 10% tariff), and along with all that, an additional 10% on top of existing tariffs for China. We’d like to take a lo
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Date:
03/07/2025
Georgia on My Mind

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the March issue of Power Systems Design Europe. As I’m sure I mentioned in this page last month, I shall be making my first trip to the APEC Exhibition to have a look at some of the innovation in the power industry that is happening on the other side of the Atlantic. I’m really looking forward to
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Date:
03/01/2025
Testing Battery-Management-System ICs

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Figure 1. The various BMS functional blocks can be tested using the instruments listed in the parentheses.

­Batteries are the ubiquitous powerhouses running portable electronics, power tools, energy-storage systems, e-bikes and e-scooters, and electric automobiles and buses. For optimum performance, battery packs in such products require sophisticated battery-management-system (BMS) ICs to optimize performance and ma
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Date:
03/01/2025
The Data Center on Wheels

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Figure 1: Communication breakdown: Communication between the rear right camera (red) and rear left camera requires a trip to the front of the car in domain architectures and connection to the right front brake (yellow) is impossible. In zones, it is a direct connection....

­EVs can contain 3x or more chips than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles depending on the complexity of the vehicle. The growth of the silicon footprint in cars has paved the way for things like lane change sensors, infotainment consoles, downloadable apps, etc. - electronics have fundamentally changed th
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Date:
03/01/2025
Power Interconnects from Hybrids to Electric Vehicles

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­The ongoing evolution in hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) will involve improving the performance and efficiency of inverters, on-board chargers, batteries, and traction motors. With hybrids and EVs, there is a direct relationship between weight and range, so automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM) ar
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Date:
03/01/2025
Demystifying EV Batteries

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Figure 1 - Individual cell temperatures can vary across a typical EV battery pack

­The electric vehicle (EV) is widely seen as critical to the reduction of global emissions, but mass-market adoption can be hindered by concerns over the safety and performance of the battery packs which power them. This article will examine how technical advancements in battery technology are addressing these li
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Date:
03/01/2025
Using Fewer Parallel MOSFETs to Meet Thermal Demands

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Figure 1. Six D2PAK MOSFETs with a total footprint area of 1,107 mm2

­Today's automotive and industrial applications are faced with ever increasing performance demands. Power applications like inverters for electric vehicles (EV) and light electric vehicles (LEV), brushless DC motors, DC-DC converters, power switches and battery management systems can easily dissipate several kil
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Date:
03/01/2025