EV, Hybrids & Charging Infrastructure

August 2023

Texas Instruments’ Mark Ng

PSDcast – The Importance of a Battery Management System

Why is a reliable battery management system so important? Texas Instruments’ Mark Ng is here to discuss.

Date:

08/29/2023

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

All-Electric Flying Car Gets Go-Ahead for Testing

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

“I was told we’d all have flying cars by now” is a common put down among those cynical of potential technological advancements. Up until now, they may have had a point, but with the news of the FFA granting Alef Aeronautics legal permission to test its Model A vehicle both on the road and in the air, they ma

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Date:

08/01/2023

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

NIMBY and Other Problems Stalling EV Adoption

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

The electrification of transportation is booming – IDTechEx predicts a 15% CAGR increase globally over the next decade just in the semiconductors serving this market. However, it’s difficult to discuss this market without considering the interrelated issues affecting the adoption of electric vehicles. Although I

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Date:

08/01/2023

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Figure 1: Electric vehicles are forecasted to represent approximately 20% - 25% of total vehicles sales in 2030. Source Bloomberg NEF Electric Vehicle Outlook 2020

Powering A Sustainable Future with Electric Vehicle Battery Technology

Gina_Aquilano, Patrick Morgan, Analog Devices

With the continued development and improvement of electric vehicle battery technology, it’s easy to imagine the future of transportation: a world where everything from personal cars and SUVs to the trucking industry runs on batteries. Carbon emissions will be reduced dramatically. But that’s just the start. Ol

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Date:

08/01/2023

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Figure 1: Transient test comparison: 48V-to-12V at 75A compared to a 12V battery. The Vicor NBM2317 power module response to a 50A load is three times faster than a standard 12V battery

Do EVs Still Require A 12V Battery?

Pat Kowalyk, Field Application Engineer, Vicor

Look under the hood of an electric vehicle and you may be surprised to find a conventional 12V lead-acid battery, or an additional 48V battery. You may wonder why does an EV need a conventional battery when there’s a 400V or 800V battery already in the vehicle to power the motors? Today the 12V or 48V batteries po

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Date:

08/01/2023

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Figure 1: Wired vs Wireless BMS

Wireless Communication in Automotive BMS

Tomas Urban – Systems Engineer in Automotive, Texas Instruments

Batteries in EV/HEV reach nominal voltages of 400 V or 800 V. The batteries are typically organized in modules that are managed by a dedicated battery management integrated circuit (BMIC). Typically, one BMIC can monitor up to 16 cells connected in series. The main role of the BMIC is to periodically measure th

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Date:

08/01/2023

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Figure 1: Microchip's Auxiliary E-Fuse Technology Demonstrator

Silicon Carbide E-Fuse Demonstrator Offers Designers Solution for Circuit Protection in Electric Vehicles

Ehab Tarmoom, technical application engineer for Microchip Technology’s silicon carbide business unit

With the increased voltage and lessons learned from 400V systems, designers are now focused on enhancing the performance of high-voltage protection circuits along with improving reliability. The incumbent solution using a fuse, contactor or relay is being reevaluated for faster-reacting, more robust and reliable so

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Date:

08/01/2023

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Figure 1: Shows major causes and the process of board flexure

Use Soft Termination to Improve Reliability in Vehicle Applications

Michael Cannon, Senior Product Manager, TDK Corporation of America

The automotive industry is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles (EV). At the same time, automakers are adding assisted-driving features to both ICE vehicles and EVs. Both trends represent multifunctional capabilities enabled by high power electronic control un

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Date:

08/01/2023

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

All Charged Up

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Welcome to the August issue of Power Systems Design Europe. Infrastructure and charging are two of the main reasons that the adoption of electric vehicles is not more widespread. If owners cannot charge vehicles at home, and even then at a slow rate, they usually have to charge at a commercial charging station. Th

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Date:

08/01/2023

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Getting Electric at the Close of the Summer

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Welcome to the August issue! Summer’s nearly over, and here’s hoping you were able to holiday somewhere fun, possibly by availing yourself of our topic this month (EVs, Hybrids, and Charging Infrastructure). My personal vehicle is a hybrid, though I haven’t ruled out graduating to an electric vehicle,

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Date:

08/01/2023