Power Systems Design (PSD) Information to Power Your Designs

Zhengcheng “John” Zhang, a senior chemist and group leader in Argonne’s Chemical Sciences and Engineering division

An Electric Vehicle Battery for all Seasons

DOE/ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather. Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem. In current lithium-ion batteries, the main problem lies in the liquid electrolyte. This key battery component transfers charge-carrying particles

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Date:

05/22/2023

The UCC5880-Q1 device allows the design of safer, more efficient traction inverters for EV powertrains

Isolated Gate Driver Adds Miles to EV Range

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

When it comes to electric vehicles, range anxiety is one of the reasons that the technology has not been adopted more quickly. Battery technologies have improved enough that the potential mileage of which EVs are capable has risen considerably, but consumers still want more. Optimising areas other t

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Date:

05/17/2023

On Semiconductor’s VP of Power Solutions, Simon Keeton

PSDcast – The Importance of SiC in EVs

We’ve covered wide bandgap semiconductors rather extensively and all their advantages and efficiencies over legacy technologies. This is even more critical when we’re discussing electric vehicles – the future of transportation – and especially with regards to silicon carbide.

Date:

05/17/2023

Asif Jakwani, senior vice president and general manager, Advanced Power Division, onsemi

onsemi and Kempower Enter Strategic Agreement for Electric Vehicle Chargers

onsemi announced that under a new strategic agreement, it will provide Kempower with onsemi EliteSiC MOSFETs and diodes for scalable electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The ongoing collaboration between the two companies enables Kempower’s suite of EV charging solutions with a variety of

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Date:

05/15/2023

Safe isolation and Low Power consumption in High Voltage Digital Control Applications

Jiaxin Tian, Senior Staff Product Application Engineer; Dr. Narayanaswamy Swaminathan, Staff Product Definition Engineer; and Dr. Diogo Varajao, Head of Technical Marketing of Isolation ICs, all at Infineon Technologies

Introduction Effective galvanic isolation is crucial in high-voltage applications to prevent unwanted leakage currents from flowing between two parts of a system with different ground potentials (GPD) [1]. As depicted in Figure 1 (left), the DC return current from the input to the output can cause a potentia

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Date:

05/14/2023

The EV Battery Heating Systems Market is Expected to Cross High of $17.28 Bn from 2023-33

The global EV battery heating system market is projected to register at a moderate-paced CAGR of 18.7% over the forecast period. The EV battery heating system market is currently valued at US$ 3113.6 Mn in 2023. By 2033, demand for EV battery heating systems is expected to reach a high of US$ 17289 Mn

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Date:

05/12/2023

TRACO POWER’s new TRI 1 and TRI 1SM

1 watt DC/DC converters with 480 VAC isolation voltage

The core characteristic of the TRI 1(SM) series is a sophisticated reinforced isolation system which is able to withstand high test voltages (8000 VDC for 1s and 3000 VAC for 60s) and working voltages (480 VACrms). Efficiencies up to 84% allow safe operation from –40°C to +85°C without derating.

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Date:

05/10/2023

Bruce Renouard, Pre-Switch CEO

Pre-Switch Adds Remote Update and Analysis Features in Pre-Flex AI Soft-Switching SoC to Enable Continual Performance Optimization

Pre-Switch, Inc., has added the ability to reprogram its Pre-Flex soft-switching motor/inverter SoC, enabling products in development or in the field to be updated to give even higher performance. At the same time, the company has announced that the Pre-Flex ICs also now include an embedded digital oscilloscope, ena

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Date:

05/10/2023

Multilevel Topology Reference Demo Addresses 850 VDC Applications with 650V GaN Fulfilling EV and Industrial Requirements

Innoscience Technology has collaborated with the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) to deliver a reference demo that employs Innoscience’s 650V InnoGaN HEMT devices in a multilevel topology to address 850VDC applications such as e-mobility motor drivers, solar and industrial inverters, EV fast chargers, an

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Date:

05/10/2023

1200 V EliteSiC M3S Devices Enhance Efficiency of Electric Vehicles and Energy Infrastructure Applications

onsemi announced the release of the latest generation of 1200 V EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) M3S devices, which enable power electronics designers to achieve best-in-class efficiency and lower system cost. The new portfolio includes EliteSiC MOSFETs and modules that facilitate higher switching speeds to su

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Date:

05/10/2023

Silicon Carbide E-Fuse Demonstrator Provides a Faster, More Reliable Method for Protecting Power Electronics in Electric Vehicle Applications

High-voltage electrical subsystems throughout Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) require a mechanism to protect the high-voltage distribution and loads in the event of an overload condition. To provide BEV and HEV designers with a faster and more reliable high-voltage circuit pr

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Date:

05/09/2023

Volvo Trucks Tests Hydrogen-Powered Electric Trucks on Public Roads

Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel cell electric trucks for the first time. These zero exhaust emission trucks use hydrogen to produce their own electricity onboard, can travel long distances, making them suitable for longer transport assignments. Now, the trucks have been

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Date:

05/08/2023

Mouser Electronics and Navitas Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement

Mouser Electronics, Inc., announces a global distribution agreement with Navitas Semiconductor, the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology. According to the agreement, Mouser will offer customers Na

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Date:

05/03/2023

The VPP provides the same resource adequacy at a significant cost discount relative to the alternatives.

Virtual Power Plants Could Save US Utilities $15–$35 Billion in Capacity Investment Over 10 Years

A new study prepared for Google by energy analysts from The Brattle Group explores the cost and ability to serve critical resource adequacy needs from an emerging resource: virtual power plants (VPPs). These distributed energy resource (DER) portfolios – which can include technologies su

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Date:

05/03/2023

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Figure 1: EV bike rack

What's Driving the Micromobility Market?

David Latimer, CEO of Magnomatics

Since 2015, more than 195 countries have adopted the Paris Agreement, an international treaty that seeks to combat climate change and its resulting effects. As signatories seek ways to slash carbon emissions, boost urban air quality, and reduce noise pollution in urban areas, interesting mobility solutions ha

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Date:

05/01/2023

EV, Hybrids & Charging Infrastructure