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August 2022
Renesas Unveils New-Generation Si IGBTs for Electric Vehicle Inverters

Renesas Unveils New-Generation Si IGBTs for Electric Vehicle Inverters

Renesas Unveils New-Generation Si IGBTs for Electric Vehicle Inverters
­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the development of a new generation of Si-IGBTs (Silicon Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) which will be offered in a small footprint while providing low power losses. Aimed at next generation electric vehicle (EVs) inverters, AE5-generation IGBTs will be mass produced st
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08/31/2022
Third-Generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs Boost Industrial Power-Conversion Efficiency

Third-Generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs Boost Industrial Power-Conversion Efficiency

Third-Generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs Boost Industrial Power-Conversion Efficiency
­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has launched five 1200V silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFETs that leverage the Company’s third generation SiC technology to boost the energy efficiency of high-voltage industrial applications. They are used in equipment such as EV charging stations, photovoltaic inverters, in
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08/31/2022
Lincoln Electric Launches a DC Fast Charge Electric Vehicle Charger Initiative

Christopher L. Mapes, Lincoln’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Lincoln Electric Launches a DC Fast Charge Electric Vehicle Charger Initiative
­Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of an initiative to design and manufacture DC fast charge electric vehicle (EV) chargers for the U.S. EV market. The Company has developed a 50kW DC fast charger power module with a scalable architecture to deliver power levels over 300kW, as we
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08/29/2022
U-M Analysis Challenges U.S. Postal Service Electric Vehicle Environmental Study

U-M Analysis Challenges U.S. Postal Service Electric Vehicle Environmental Study

U-M Analysis Challenges U.S. Postal Service Electric Vehicle Environmental Study
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

­The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden this month contains $3 billion to help the U.S. Postal Service decarbonize its mail-delivery fleet and shift to electric vehicles. On the heels of the Aug. 16 bill-signing ceremony at the White House, a new University of Michigan study finds tha
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08/26/2022
Easy Integration of Supercapacitor Power Back-up

Frederik Dostal, Subject Matter Expert, Power Management, Analog Devices

Easy Integration of Supercapacitor Power Back-up
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

   One of the major trends over the last two decades is to replace mechanical systems with electronic systems wherever possible. Deploying an electronic system usually has the advantage of offering faster and more accurate responses, while being more reliable due to having no physical wear and te
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08/23/2022
Nanocrystals Enable Smaller Off-the-Shelf Three-Phase Filter

Kemet's new range of three-phase filters suppress the noise in electronic equipment with superior attention characteristics

Nanocrystals Enable Smaller Off-the-Shelf Three-Phase Filter
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­   Three-phase filters are a necessary component in many applications, particularly in the industrial and medical areas, to ensure circuits operate without interference, reducing errors. Currently, they tend to be bulky, grey boxes which may need quite a bit of engineering work to perform their tas
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08/09/2022
Using Bidirectional Programmable DC Power Supplies for Battery Testing

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Figure 1. The placement polarity checker and the safety contactor

Using Bidirectional Programmable DC Power Supplies for Battery Testing
Zeke Pietsch, Sr. Applications Support Engineer, EA Elektro-Automatik

In today’s fast-paced world the need to create quicker, more mobile mechanical devices is steadily increasing. One primary method for doing this is to replace traditional gas powered or plugged-in devices with battery power. Batteries have become smaller and increasingly efficient as a result. In order to ke
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08/01/2022
New Report: Hummer EV is Worse for the Environment than Chevy Malibu

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

New Report: Hummer EV is Worse for the Environment than Chevy Malibu
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­I guess turnabout is fair play…even when it comes to a 9,000-pound vehicular juggernaut. Back in 2007, a report from the Oregon-based CNW Market Research famously claimed that the Hummer — the poster child for gas guzzlers — was more energy efficient than the Toyota Prius hybrid. 15 years later, a n
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08/01/2022
We Still Have a Ways to Go on the Road to EV Adoption

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

We Still Have a Ways to Go on the Road to EV Adoption
Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­The future of the electric vehicle market seems assured. AlixPartners projects EV sales to reach 33% globally by 2028 and 54% by 2035. To support this demand, automakers and suppliers are expected to invest at least $526 billion on EVs and batteries from 2022-2026, the firm said at its annual Global Automotive Ou
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08/01/2022
Power Supplies for EV Charging Stations

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Figure 1: Ac charging diagram

Power Supplies for EV Charging Stations
Ron Stull, Power Product Marketing Engineer, CUI, Inc.

­EVs can now achieve similar mileage as gas-powered vehicles, but it still takes more time to charge an EV than to refuel a gas vehicle. Charge time is approximately equal to the amount of energy delivered to the battery divided by the charging power; therefore, it is desirable to use as much power as possible to
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08/01/2022
The Role of Connectivity in EV Charging

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The Role of Connectivity in EV Charging
Sara Ghaemi, Director Technical Development, Avnet Abacus

­We are all familiar with the phrase work smarter, not harder. Well, the EV charging infrastructure needs to be hardworking and intelligent to meet the needs of vehicle users and the communities impacted by them. The hard work is associated with distributing enormous quantities of energy, as the number of EVs on
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08/01/2022
Driving Advanced Performance with Higher Reliability

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Figure 1: Global EV passenger car sales could make up roughly half of all cars sold by 2030

Driving Advanced Performance with Higher Reliability
Sivaguru Noopuran, Senior Product Manager, NexGen Power Systems

­The rising popularity of EVs in recent times is not merely due to consumer demand, but because of the collective effort by the governments across the world to implement more sustainable and safer ways of mobility. In 2021, we saw an indication of the rapid adoption of electric vehicles with the number of EV (B
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08/01/2022
Passive Components Enable V2X and 48V Automotive Systems Vital to Addressing Evolving Safety and Fuel Efficiency Demands

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Figure 1: Standard DSRC V2X infrastructure

Passive Components Enable V2X and 48V Automotive Systems Vital to Addressing Evolving Safety and Fuel Efficiency Demands
James Emerick, Field Application Engineer, KYOCERA AVX

­Automotive safety has always been a top priority for both consumers and regulatory bodies, but the growing availability of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and the increasing viability of driverless technologies requires innovative approaches to this age-old requirement. Similarly, while fuel efficiency ha
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08/01/2022
How to Increase High-Power EV Battery Charging using Surface Mount Power Devices

How to Increase High-Power EV Battery Charging using Surface Mount Power Devices

How to Increase High-Power EV Battery Charging using Surface Mount Power Devices
Martin Schulz and Philippe Di Fulvio, Littelfuse, Inc.

­End users expect new EV designs to minimize vehicle idle time, especially for long-distance driving. EV automotive designers need to increase charger power output, power density, and efficiency to achieve the fast-charging end-users expect. Single-unit, charger designs currently range from 7 kW to 30 kW. The co
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Date:
08/01/2022
Recharging the Batteries and the March Towards Electric Vehicles

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Recharging the Batteries and the March Towards Electric Vehicles
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­It’s nice and sunny here in Scotland as I write this, a welcome change from the weather of the last few weeks. We are well and truly into the holiday season and it is good to take some time out. Myself, I had a short visit to one of the Scottish islands. The islands are often quite behind the times when it
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08/01/2022
Diving into the Dog Days of Summer with EVs

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Diving into the Dog Days of Summer with EVs
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Last month, I mentioned a two-issue string of interrelated topics, starting with July’s “Batteries and Other Storage Devices” and leading straight into the application most relevant to these miniature power sources, electric vehicles. After all, the priciest component of EVs is the battery pack, and
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Date:
08/01/2022
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