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Kohler’s Benjamin Rapp
PSDcast – Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier
While demand for hydrogen today is still fairly marginal, with a mere 1 million tons of low-emissions hydrogen production in 2023, various factors – including the demand for clean hydrogen – could cause production to shoot up.
And here to elaborate on that is Kohler’s Benjamin Rapp, whose colleague authored a piece for us called Hydrogen Power 101.
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Dr. Martin Schulz from Littelfuse
PSDcast – Dealing with Cosmic Radiation
Cosmic radiation is a phenomenon of increasing importance. First discovered in 1912 by Victor Hess and with its first true influence on power electronics being observed in 1990, it can cause a plethora of issues. And here to discuss it is our old friend from Littelfuse, Dr. Martin Schulz.
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Airfoil Generators’ founder, Carl Fausett
PSDcast – New Wind Energy Design Captures up to 8x More Energy
Just recently, the Wisconsin-based Airfoil Generators announced a technology that would allow small farms to capture dramatically more wind energy – 8 times more, apparently. And on the line to discuss this is Airfoil Generators’ founder, Carl Fausett.
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James Walker, a nuclear physicist and CEO of NANO Nuclear Energy
PSDcast – Keeping Pace with China’s Nuclear Ambitions
In case you haven’t noticed, China has become a fierce rival of ours in the renewable energy department. With solar power, China holds a commanding lead, but perhaps more disturbing is the fact that we’re all but surrendering our lead in nuclear power. And on the line to discuss this is our old friend James Walker, a nuclear physicist and CEO of NANO Nuclear Energy.
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Sunrock’s Head of Development and the project lead on this church installation, Alan Robertson
PSDcast – Rooftop Solar at Church
Today, we wanted to discuss an interesting application from Goodyear, Arizona, where Sunrock Distributed and Watthub Renewables completed a 280 kilowatt rooftop solar installation at the Palm Valley Church. And on the line to discuss this is Sunrock’s Head of Development and the project lead on this church installation, Alan Robertson.
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James Walker, a nuclear physicist and CEO of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc
PSDcast – New Senate Bill to Expand Nuclear Power
The U.S. Senate just passed a bill that, according to Reuters, would speed permitting and create new incentives for advanced nuclear reactor technologies. And on the line to discuss this is James Walker from our old friends at NANO Nuclear Energy.
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International Zinc Association’s Executive Director Andrew Green
PSDcast – New Deal Brings Zinc Batteries to the Forefront
Hindustan Zinc Limited, India's largest and the world's second-largest zinc producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with AEsir Technologies, Inc., a US-based company specializing in next-gen zinc battery technologies. And on the line to discuss that bit of news and what it means for the industry at large is the International Zinc Association’s Executive Director Andrew Green.
Be sure to check out our last PSDcast with the International Zinc Association as well!
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Henrik Mannesson, the general manager of Grid Infrastructure at Texas Instruments
PSDCast – Dealing with Grid Strain
As the world moves away from fossil fuels and rushes headlong towards electrification, we’ll have to solve a number of problems. One of them, of course, is fixing our collective range anxiety. But equally as important is dealing with the increased strain on the grid. The simple fact is that the grid wasn’t designed to deal with these elevated demands. And on the line to discuss that is Henrik Mannesson, the general manager of Grid Infrastructure at Texas Instruments.
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Thomas Tran, Technical Marketing Manager at Bourns
PSDcast – The Increase in Voltage Swells (and how to handle them)
Voltage swell has become a serious problem as of late. As pointed out by Bourns, which we’re featuring on the show today, by adding hybrid power sources such as solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems to the grid, we’ve seen an increase in voltage swells. And on the line to discuss that is Thomas Tran, Technical Marketing Manager at Bourns.
Note: In the last paragraph, Thomas meant to say milliseconds, not microseconds.
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Firecomms' chief engineer, Michael O’Gorman
PSDcast – Plastic Optical Fiber Transceivers Feature High EMI Immunity
We’ve been dealing with the aftermath of APEC and one of the greatest showings for applied power in recent memory, and last but certainly not least, I wanted to highlight a pretty cool product from Firecomms, a series of plastic optical fiber transceivers with high EMI immunity and robust RF signal isolation. And on the line to discuss that is Firecomms’ chief engineer, Michael O’Gorman.
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Gustavo Cibrian, Product Portfolio Manager, Battery Interconnect Systems, ENNOVI
PSDcast – New Company to Help with Electric Transition
Interplex recently launched the company ENNOVI, which according to their press release, will help customers get to the electric future faster and is primed to support the sector’s drive for innovation, improved efficiency, and reduced environmental impact. And on the line to discuss that is Gustavo Cibrian, Product Portfolio Manager, Battery Interconnect Systems, ENNOVI.
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Pivot Energy's Josh Levy
PSDcast – Community Solar w/ Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman
Renewable energy provider Pivot Energy has partnered with Tapestry, Inc., which represents lifestyle brands like Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. The goal includes six community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 33 megawatts. And on the line to discuss this is Pivot Energy’s Josh Levy.
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Justin Berghoff from Leviton
PSDcast – Advancing the Smart Home
As we’ve slowly de-emphasized fossil fuels – or at least tried to minimize them with smart tech – the idea of the smart home has gradually become a lot more convenient. And that’s where today’s guest comes in -- Justin Berghoff from Leviton, which manufactures electrical wiring devices, lighting controls, network and data cabling, EV chargers, energy management solutions and more, and they’ve firmly established themselves in the smart home space with their Leviton Load Center, smart circuit breakers, and most recently the Leviton Whole Home Energy Monitor.
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Robert Johnson from Power Factors
PSDcast – Preventing Rolling Blackouts
As long as the electricity demand continues to outpace the available supply, rolling blackouts will continue to be a necessary measure. And on the line to discuss that is Robert Johnson from Power Factors, a leading provider of asset performance management solutions for the renewables industry.
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Dennis Carter, LG’s Director of Sales in the EV Charging division
PSDcast – LG Enters the U.S. EV Charging Market
One of the most important factors for EVs entering the mainstream is an abundance of charging stations. And nothing speaks to the mainstream like a multimedia consumer juggernaut…like LG. This South Korean multinational conglomerate just announced that it’d be entering the US EV charging market with its first line of AC and DC EV charging stations. And on the line to discuss this is Dennis Carter, LG’s Director of Sales in the EV Charging division.
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Menlo Micro's Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chris Giovanniello
PSDcast – Honoring Thomas Edison's Legacy with Menlo Micro's MM9200
Menlo Micro’s MM9200 is the world’s first micromechanical power switch capable of handling 10A in a miniature 5mm x 5mm surface-mount package. And here to delve into it a bit more is Menlo Micro's Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chris Giovanniello.
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Pacific Power Source’s Director of Marketing, Herman vanEijkelenburg
PSDcast – AC Grid Simulator Combines an AC Source, DC Power Supply, and Electronic Load in a Single Unit
The AGX Series, from Pacific Power Source, uses advanced Silicon Carbide power devices, is good for a wide range of AC and DC power test applications, and the company will be showing off the series at APEC. And on the line to discuss it is Pacific Power Source’s Director of Marketing, Herman vanEijkelenburg.
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Fred Buining, the CEO of HIRO
PSDcast – The Importance of Edge Computing
In our new, connected world, edge computing is becoming critically important. To fully take advantage of next-gen concepts like AI, machine learning, and the IoT, faster computation and data transfer speeds are necessary, closer to smart devices, closer to the so-called “edge”. And on the line to discuss it is Fred Buining, the CEO of HIRO.
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When do we sound the privacy alarm on AI? Where do we draw the line? Is it even possible to stop what’s already in motion or do we just have to manage the consequences? On the line to discuss these issues is Temple professor Subodha Kumar.
PSDcast – Can the AI Pandora be put Back in its Box?
When do we sound the privacy alarm on AI? Where do we draw the line? Is it even possible to stop what’s already in motion or do we just have to manage the consequences? On the line to discuss these issues is Temple professor Subodha Kumar.
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Manuel Hollfelder, Senior Manager Solutions & Application Synergies at Power & Sensor Systems division at Infineon Technologies AG
PSDcast – Collaboration with Adidas Produces
Infineon recently collaborated with sports apparel behemoth Adidas to produce the “Infineon Lighting Shoe.” And on the line to discuss that is Manuel Hollfelder, Senior Manager Solutions & Application Synergies at Power & Sensor Systems division at Infineon Technologies AG.
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Telit’s Head of Marketing Strategy Joe Braga
PSDcast – AI and Smart Traffic Lights
AI has the potential to radically change our daily lives, including our commutes (and especially smart traffic lights). And on the line to discuss that is Telit’s Head of Marketing Strategy Joe Braga.
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CEO and head of reactor development over at NANO Nuclear Energy, James Walker
PSDcast – The Resurgent Nuclear Drive
Why is there suddenly a renewed interest in nuclear energy? The CEO and head of reactor development over at NANO Nuclear Energy, James Walker, discusses.
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Alliant Energy’s director of engineering and customer solutions, Mike Bremel
PSDcast – The Columbia Energy Storage Project
Alliant Energy was selected for a grant of up to approximately $30 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for a proposed 200-megawatt hour energy storage system. Alliant Energy’s director of engineering and customer solutions, Mike Bremel, joins us to detail this project.
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Littelfuse’s Martin Schulz
PSDcast – Preventing Early Failure Rates
Why are power semiconductors limited in their service life and what are some of the biggest contributing factors to early failure rates? Littelfuse’s Martin Schulz is on the call.
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Tom McCalmont, CEO and co-founder of Paired Power
PSDcast – Off-Grid Solar Charging at a California Vineyard
Paired Power and Monarch Tractor are announcing their partnership to power Kaerskov Vineyard with 100 percent clean, off-grid energy for its farming operations. And on the line to discuss it is Tom McCalmont, CEO and co-founder of Paired Power.
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Sumit Chauhan, co-founder and chief operating officer of CerebrumX
PSDcast – Kentucky Law to Force EV Charging Providers to Pay Use Tax
Many states are boasting that they are welcoming the movement to electric vehicles (EV), but some are also considering new regulations that will make it more expensive and complicated for a business to offer electric vehicle charging to the public or a construction company's fleet of vehicles. Sumit Chauhan, co-founder and chief operating officer of CerebrumX, is here to discuss.
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Eric LaMora, Executive Director of Community Solar at Nautilus
PSDcast – The Community Solar Revolution
Nautilus Solar Energy has announced its strategic partnership with EnergyMark. The partnership aims to bridge the gap for local small to mid-size commercial businesses that have historically been left out of the community solar revolution. Here to discuss it is Eric LaMora, Executive Director of Community Solar at Nautilus.
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Lightning Motorcycles’ Richard Hatfield
PSDCast – Breaking the Land Speed Record for Electric Motorcycles
Lightning Motorcycles has broken the land speed record for electric motorcycles and here to discuss it is Lightning Motorcycles’ Richard Hatfield.
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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.
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Bill Klehm, Chairman and CEO of eBliss
PSDcast – The First Fully-Electric City
Ithaca, NY wants to become the first fully-electric city, and the obvious question is “is something like that even possible?” On the line to discuss that is Bill Klehm, Chairman and CEO of eBliss.
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Yaron Ben Nun, Nostromo founder and CTO
PSDcast – Energy Storage at the Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, together with Nostromo Energy, announced the launch of Nostromo’s sustainable energy storage system serving the two adjacent hotels. Yaron Ben Nun, Nostromo founder and CTO, is here to discuss it.
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Dr. Tej Gidda, Global Leader for Future Energy at GHD
PSDcast – Solving the Energy Crisis and Supporting the Renewable Energy Transition
Against the backdrop of an ever-warming planet, heightened geopolitical tensions and energy security concerns globally – all of which threaten to derail the shift to a net zero future – how can we de-risk the energy transition? Dr. Tej Gidda, Global Leader for Future Energy at GHD is here to discuss.
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Jeff Myatt, Senior Marketing Manager, with Vicor
PSDcast – Battery Formation and Test
Research firm MarketandMarkets estimates HV batteries will grow at a CAGR of nearly 39 percent between 2018 and 2025 when it will reach a market size of more than $89 billion. One of the biggest impediments to this growth curve is the high cost of battery formation and test, which accounts for as much as one-third the cost of an HV battery. Here to discuss it is Jeff Myatt, Senior Marketing Manager, with Vicor.
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Marty Neese - CEO Verdagy
PSDcast - Producing Green Energy
Verdagy has released a solution that, according to their asscoiated white paper, helps drive down the investment and energy costs needed for the industrial-scale production of green hydrogen. And on the line to discuss it is Verdagy CEO Marty Neese.
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Dr. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH
PSDcast - Superconductors and Maglev Trains
The promise of superconductivity for electrical power transmission and transportation has long been held back by high costs. Now researchers from the University of Houston and Germany have demonstrated a way to cut the cost and upend both the transit and energy transport sectors by using superconductors to move people, cargo and energy along existing highway infrastructure. Dr. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH, is on the call.
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WiBotic’s co-founder and CEO Ben Waters
PSDcast – Recharging Drones that are Permanently Deployed
WiBotic, which deals in charging and power optimization solutions for aerospace and industrial robots, has released an autonomous charging platform with integrated wireless data offload & transfer capabilities. On the line to discuss the PowerPad Pro is WiBotic’s co-founder and CEO Ben Waters.
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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.
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Advance Energy's Frank Cirolia
PSDcast – The LED Horticultural Market
Advance Energy’s Frank Cirolia discusses the LED horticultural market and why it’s so beneficial over traditional lighting.
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Roger Sands, the CEO of Wyebot
PSDcast – WiFi Automation and Autonomous Vehicles
How can WiFi automation and the IoT improve a vehicle’s autonomy? Roger Sands, the CEO of Wyebot, discusses further.
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Roland Sperlich, vice president and general manager for Interface Products at TI
PSDcast – How High-Voltage Technologies can Help Reduce Range Anxiety
As electrification takes over the automotive sector, high-voltage technologies become far more crucial. And not just the increased battery power (and minimizing losses through heat) but also when it comes to recharge times, itself an important part of solving range anxiety.
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Energy scientist and author Jack Kerfoot
PSDcast – Renewable Energy vs. Coal
Coal is going through a mini renaissance right now in Europe, mainly as a result of the war in Ukraine, but we’ve also seen coal usage drop dramatically over the last couple decades globally. What’s behind that and will renewables completely supplant coal?
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Jamie Hoffacker, VP of Hardware, at Kodiak Robotics
PSDcast – Paving the way for Autonomous Trucking
The idea of autonomous vehicles is intriguing, if for no other reason than artificial systems should be far safer in the road than humans. But for all the excitement, no autonomous vehicles are currently higher than a 2 on the SAE scale. And many feel the commercial trucking industry could take the first steps towards full autonomy since the nature of the business entails long, predictable routes on largely straight, flat roads.
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Ben Frank with Solar Edge
PSDcast – The Benefits of Community Solar
Renewable energy is the future, and at some point, it’s just a matter of building it out, in all its forms, and realizing the long-term benefits. But that points to a major problem with renewable energy, particularly solar power – that it’s most inaccessible for low-income families. That’s where community solar projects come in, which allow consumers to benefit from solar power without large individual financial investments.
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Andrew Green, the Executive Director of the International Zinc Association
PSDcast – Securing a Domestic Supply of Zinc
There’s a growing movement to kickstart a domestic supply chain of zinc, amongst other critical minerals. But how do we do so?
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Anthony Malascalza, CEO of Limitless Consulting and Marketing, a door-to-door sales company in the energy deregulation market
PSDcast – Is Deregulation the Key to Lower Energy Costs?
Energy prices went hogwild in 2022. Naturally, one of the biggest culprits was the war in Ukraine, since Europe leans on Russia for most of their oil and natural gas and America imports enough from Russia that its absence was noticeable. But some feel that over-regulation of energy has also contributed to surging costs, and that’s today’s topic of discussion.
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Mark Kapczynski, CMO, with Energy Shares
PSDcast – Decarbonizing the Future
While renewable energy recently surpassed coal in consumption, the first time in 130 years, over 60% of electricity production in the US is still generated via fossil fuels. That obviously clashes with our goal of going carbon neutral by this middle of this century, so something has to be done.
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Dan Carnovale, the director of Eaton’s Experience Centers
PSDcast – Eaton's Experience Centers Tout Home Energy Management Strategies
Eaton recently updated its “Experience Center” in Pittsburgh, installing EV charging infrastructure to show visitors how that tech contributes to home energy management strategies for the benefit of the grid.
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Wolfspeed's Ty McNutt
PSDcast – Wolfspeed's Silicon Carbide Agreement with Jaguar
Britain’s Jaguar is aiming to become an electric-first company and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2039. And to do so, they’ve partnered up with our old friends at Wolfspeed for access to silicon carbide.
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Kevin Kohlstedt from Energy Shares
PSDcast – The Outlook for Renewable Energy in 2023
Every once in a while, we like to take a top-down appraisal of the issues affecting our industry, and nothing’s more pertinent, especially these days, than renewable energy.
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Chairman and CEO of Sharc Energy, Lynn Mueller
PSDcast – Combining Wastewater Energy Transfer with Geothermal
SHARC Energy specializes in what’s called wastewater energy transfer (or WET), and we’ve recently learned that they’ll be supporting Egg Geo in the first proposed combined WET and geothermal system in the world.
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Steve Oliver from Navitas
PSDcast – Why Solar Inverters are so Critical
Few industries are simultaneously on the cutting edge of innovation and a bit stagnant quite like solar. And in order to really squeeze as much energy from panels as possible, you need reliable solar inverters, which is where Navitas comes in.
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Tom McCalmont, the CEO and co-founder of Paired Power
PSDcast – A Solar Canopy with 30x Faster Installation
Paired Power has developed a solar canopy charging station for EVs that doesn’t require permitting and installs 30x faster than traditional solar canopies.
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Co-CEO of NexGen Power Systems, Dinesh Ramanathan.
PSDcast – What's Holding EVs Back from the Mainstream?
Numerous factors are holding EVs back, namely range anxiety, lack of infrastructure, and adjusting to new norms, like possibly having to at least partially plan your day around a recharge (or not, if quick charge systems mature quickly). And on the line to discuss these matters is the Co-CEO of NexGen Power Systems, Dinesh Ramanathan.
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CEO of Sharc Energy, Lynn Mueller
PSDcast – Recovering Thermal Energy from Wastewater
Today, we’re talking about a form of renewable energy that doesn’t get near as much attention as, say, solar or wind power. That being wastewater energy — or to be more specific, recovering thermal energy from wastewater.
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Martin Wattenberg, Staff System Application Engineer for GaN-based systems, Infineon Technologies
PSDcast – Using GaN to Improve Motor System Efficiency and Power Density in Robotics
Infineon recently authored a 3-part article series for us on service robotics, and we’d like to delve a little deeper with the author of the first piece, Martin Wattenberg, Staff System Application Engineer for GaN-based systems, Infineon Technologies.
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The founder of the TE AI Cup and Vice President Technology, TE Global Operations, Dr. Roberto Lu.
PSDcast – TE's AI Cup Helps Solve Real-World Challenges
Held annually since 2018, the TE AI Cup connects talent from Asia, North America and Europe to help solve real-world challenges, and on the line to discuss this is the founder of the TE AI Cup and Vice President Technology, TE Global Operations, Dr. Roberto Lu.
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The CEO of GaN Systems, Jim Witham
PSDcast – GaN System Powers the Samsung Galaxy S22+
One of the leaders in gallium nitride power semiconductors just announced an exciting deal with consumer giant Samsung – the company in question, GaN Systems, will see its high-efficiency semiconductor products power the flagship Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Ultra smartphones. On the line, we’ve got one of our longest-tenured guests and contributors, the CEO of GaN Systems, Jim Witham.
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Mike IrIbeck from CSU’s NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team.
PSDcast – NASA Competition Presages a Sustainable Human Presence on the Moon
NASA’s Annual LUNABOTICS Competition is a very cool Artemis Student Challenge designed to educate college students in the application of the NASA Systems Engineering. Throughout the multi-semester, university-level engineering exercise, teams are tasked with designing and constructing a prototype robot that demonstrates the technologies required for a sustainable human presence on the Moon and other off-world locations with the goal of Earth independence using In-Situ Resource Utilization technologies.
As they’ve done for several years now, Allied Electronics & Automation is sponsoring Colorado State University’s NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team in the 2022 LUNABOTICS Competition, and it’s a privilege to learn more about this very cool event.
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Professor Naira Hovakimyan from the University of Illinois’ Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering department
PSDcast – Will Autonomous Air Taxis Deploy Before Autonomous Cars?
Because of the imperfection of the autonomous systems, but more importantly, the unpredictability of human drivers, fully self-driving vehicles have been slow to deploy in larger numbers. But what about an arena – the sky – with no pedestrians and no other vehicles aside from low-flying planes? Take all that unpredictably out of the equation, and you have a much more attractive prospect – which is likely why autonomous air taxis have gained so much traction as of late. Here to discuss that is professor Naira Hovakimyan from the University of Illinois’ Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering department.
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Pvilion CEO Colin Touhey
PSDcast – The Basics of Solar Clothing
One area of renewable energy we haven’t really covered, at least as of yet, is the wearable sort – including and especially solar clothing that generates power while you go about your daily routine. But it’s still a technology with a ton of potential, and here to discuss that is Pvilion CEO Colin Touhey.
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Infineon’s VP of Silicon Carbide, Peter Friedrichs
PSDcast – The Growth and Market for Silicon Carbide
We’re all familiar with GaN and SiC at this point, and they’ve begun to infiltrate nearly every corner of the market. But several questions remain, and here with us to talk about wide bandgap devices is Infineon’s VP of Silicon Carbide, Peter Friedrichs.
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Andrew Choi, graduate research assistant and captain of the winning Virginia Tech student team.
PSDcast – Virginia Tech's Self-Powered Autonomous Robot
The Energy Tech University Prize is an ongoing student competition to identify an innovative energy technology, assess its market potential, and propose a strategy for commercialization. For the Carolinas regional portion of the contest, the overall winner was a team from Virginia Tech, with a self-powered autonomous robot (SPAR) for overhead powerline inspection, and we’re chatting with Andrew Choi, graduate research assistant and captain of the winning Virginia Tech student team.
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Kevin Vincent, the Director of Coventry University’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Automotive Research
PSDcast – Liability with Semi- and Fully-Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are continuing to progress, and as they do, some thorny issues are beginning to crop up – like liability…who pays the piper when a self-driving car causes an accident? The occupants or the manufacturer? Here to discuss these issues and several related ones is Kevin Vincent, the Director of Coventry University’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Automotive Research.
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Eric Powell, the Director for North America at Partners in Performance
PSDcast – Do we Need Fossil Fuel Backup for Grid Stability?
In order to achieve the advanced smart grid we’re all pining for, we need stable, reliable sources of power. Renewable energy will certainly fill that role to some extent. But a strong possibility remains that we’ll still need fossil fuel backup in order to maintain grid stability for the foreseeable future. And on the line to discuss these issues is Eric Powell, the Director for North America at Partners in Performance.
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Luke Getto, VoltServer’s director of product management
PSDcast – Redefining how Electricity is Distributed
It’s not often that we come across a technology…or a concept that could reinvent the very way electricity is distributed. But that’s exactly what the good folks at Voltserver are promising with their Digital Electricity method.
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Nenad Belancic – Global Application Manager Robots & Drones, Infineon Technologies
PSDcast -- System Solutions for Robots and Cordless Power Tool Applications
We’ve been running an article series from Infineon on “System solutions for battery-powered applications,” and we thought it was worth delving a little deeper – specifically, part 1, or “System solutions for robots and cordless power tool applications: A move towards the future,” by Infineon’s Nenad Belancic.
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Roger Lin, Vice President, Global Marketing &
Government Relations, Ascend Elements
PSDcast – A Potentially Revolutionary Battery Recycling Technology
Ascend Elements and Koura just announced the launch of a proprietary process technology yielding battery-grade graphite material from spent lithium-ion batteries.
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Randy Heckman, Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Energy
PSDcast – Scholarship Program aims to Diversify STEM
For all the strides we’ve made trying to open up this industry to a more diverse array of talent, the world of STEM is still very homogenous. To help fix that, Advanced Energy has taken the initiative with their 2022 Scholarship Program Strives to Promote Diversity in STEM.
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John Vernacchia from Eaton
PSDcast – "Everything as a Grid"
We’ve heard a lot of chatter about the smart grid and the renewable energy transition, but it’s not often we hear about a collective approach that combines both ideas. And yet that’s pretty much exactly what Eaton’s done with their "Everything as a Grid" approach.
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Stephen Oliver, the VP of Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations at Navitas
PSDcast – World's First GaN IC Design Center Dedicated to EVs
Navitas Semiconductor has opened the world’s first GaN IC design center dedicated to EVs. This is a monumental bit of news with ripples that could spread across the globe, and we’re eager to learn more.
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Charlie Welch, the co-founder and CEO of ZapBatt
PSDcast – The Advantages of Lithium Titanate Batteries
Lithium titanate batteries have emerged as a serious alternative to lithium-ion batteries, even if the former is actually a modified version of the latter. And here to talk about the…rebirth of lithium titanate batteries is Charlie Welch, the co-founder and CEO of ZapBatt, which has used its proprietary software and hardware to extend the cycle life of their Lithium Titanate battery systems up to 15,000+ cycles!
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Mourad Chergui, senior product manager at Delta-Q Technologies
PSDcast – Complying with International Standards for EVs
One of the biggest challenges for electric vehicle manufacturers is ensuring compliance with a growing list of global regulations. Delta-Q discussed that and a whole lot more in a recent white paper.
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Ron Dutt, the CEO of Flux Power
PSDcast – Thermal Management for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Thermal management is one of THE most critical recurring themes in our space, especially on the automotive side where it’s absolutely vital for EV charging. But battery temperature control is no less important in the industrial side....
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CEO of Atom Power, Ryan Kennedy
PSDcast – Charging EVs Directly from the Circuit Breaker
Atom Power announced the launch of an EV charging solution called PURPL, and according to their press release, it “charges vehicles directly from the circuit breaker and incorporates unique energy management technology to keep electricity costs low.”
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Jay Cameron, who leads the power business over at Wolfspeed
PSDcast – Wolfspeed's Silicon Carbide Deal with General Motors
Wolfspeed just signed a momentous agreement with General Motors to leverage SiC for GM’s electric vehicle programs. And given the gravity of the news, we’d like to delve a little deeper, talk about what it means for the industry and the general state of silicon carbide in electric vehicles.
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The new CEO of EnOcean, Raoul Wijgergangs
PSDcast – Using the IoT to Create a Cleaner Post-COVID Office
One of the caveats for many people returning to the office post-Covid was employers giving the work environment a thorough cleansing, and many companies have taken to using IoT technology to create a safer atmosphere for everyone. And today, we're speaking with the new CEO of EnOcean, Raoul Wijgergangs.
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Infineon’s Dr. Gerald Deboy
PSDcast – The Benefits of Silicon Carbide in EV On-Board Charging
We’ve covered EVs on this show a fair bit lately and that’s not exactly a coincidence, and today, we’re discussing the benefits of silicon carbide in EV on-board charging.
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Ben Johnston, the COO at Kapitus
PSDcast – The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill's Impact on Small Businesses
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Martin Schulz, Global Principal, Application Engineering, Littelfuse, Inc.
PSDcast – Reducing Emissions (and Range Anxiety) Through Electrification
Littelfuse just released a white paper called “Reducing Emissions Through Electrification: "A Path to Sustainable Energy Consumption in the Transportation Sector,” and since it’s relevant to both our December issue, which deals with transportation, and our January issue, which deals with EVs and the charging infrastructure, we thought it would make for a good discussion on the show.
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Powercast COO and CTO, Dr. Charles Greene.
PSDcast – Powercast Shows off RF Wireless Charging Applications
Just recently, Powercast put out the “Powered by Powercast” video series, where they show real-world examples of their over-the-air RF wireless charging technology, and we’re going to discuss that series, and one application in particular, today.
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The former president and CEO of UnitedSiC, and Qorvo’s new general manager of Power Device Solutions, Dr. Chris Dries.
PSDcast – Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC and Expands their Reach Dramatically
Two of the leading players in our industry just made a bombshell announcement – Qorvo, a leading provider of RF solutions, acquired United Silicon Carbide, a leading manufacturer of SiC power semiconductors.
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KYOCERA AVX’s Ron Demcko
PSDcast – Using Capacitors to Improve the Efficiency of Energy Storage
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CBI’s Senior Technical Director Manager, Matt Raiford
PSDcast – The Future of Battery Energy Storage
The Consortium for Battery Innovation just released their 2021 Technical Roadmap, and in their own words, “the opportunities for the global lead battery industry to provide sustainable, reliable and high-performing batteries to achieve global electrification and decarbonization targets are limitless.”
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Ossia's CEO, Doug Stovall
PSDcast – RF Wireless Tech Receives EU, UK Approvals w/ no Distance Limits
Ossia has been making waves with its Cota over-the-air wireless technology, and just recently, they announced that they’ve successfully passed both EU and UK regulatory assessments for Cota-enabled products that send and receive power wirelessly without any distance limitation.
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CEO of Almonty Industries, Lewis Black
PSDcast – Long-Term Outlook of the Global Chip Shortage
One of the most lasting effects of Covid-19 for our industry – apart from the physical work environment – is the global semiconductor shortage. Almost everyone would agree that the coronavirus made semiconductors scarce, but the question is “To what degree?” Here to discuss that is our old friend from Almonty Industries, Lewis Black.
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Sonia Ghelani, Business Manager with TI’s Sitara MCUs
PSDcast – How High-Performance MCUs are Reshaping the Industry
Automated factories and smart vehicles require advanced networking capabilities, real-time processing, analytics at the edge, and more advanced motor-control topologies, and that necessitates high-performance microcontrollers.
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C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann
PSDcast – Capturing the Power of the Ocean
Along with Vicor, C-Power helped develop a new version of their autonomous offshore power systems called SeaRay.
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Magnus Asbo, Senior Director of Technical Product Management at SolarEdge
PSDcast – A New 120 kW Solar Inverter
Today, we’re taking a closer look at a new development by SolarEdge, a leading global smart energy leader, whose Energy Hub Inverter previously won an Innovation Trophy at the 2021 Sustainability Awards.
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Y. Charlie Hu, Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University.
PSDcast – How Much Power Does "Dark Mode" Really Save?
The generally accepted wisdom is that your phone’s “dark mode” saves a bunch of power. But according to a new study at Purdue University, for most people, the actual power savings are microscopic.
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Dr. Gerald Deboy with Infineon
PSDcast – Guidelines for High Power Server and Telecom Power Supplies
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A petroleum engineer and consultant, Ian Palmer, PhD has worked at Los Alamos, The Department of Energy, BP, and Higgs-Palmer Technologies. He is a contributor at Forbes.com and the author of The Shale Controversy.
PSDcast – Moving Towards Renewable Energy (and How it Effects Oil)
As federal mandates and the natural march of technological progress cause the gradual wholesale transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy – and it’s not “if” but “when” – the only questions surround just how rapid those changes will be and how much of a disruption it’ll be to the oil and gas industries.
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Engineer, entrepreneur, teacher, and U.S. Navy Captain Jenn Donahue
PSDcast – Mentoring the Next Generation of Female Engineers
Whenever possible, we like to discuss the gender gap in STEM and engineering on this show and hash out possible solutions. The male-to-female ratio for engineering degrees is still about 4 to 1, but the real problem is that about 40% of women who earn engineering degrees either leave the profession or never enter the field, leading to an engineering workforce that’s only about 13% female.
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Igor Spinella with Eggtronic.
PSDcast – Bringing Inductive Wireless Charging to Larger Devices
Eggtronic’s new E2Watt could bring inductive wireless charging to white goods, larger appliances, and even cars.
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Ed Halpin, the CEO and namesake of Halpin Leadership Industries.
PSDcast – Does Nuclear Power have a PR Problem?
There appears to be at least a slight disparity between nuclear’s actual record and its perceived image....
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CEO of Almonty, Lewis Black
PSDcast – The U.S. Ranks Very Low in the Battery Supply Chain
A recent report put China atop the list of the lithium-ion battery raw material supply rankings, with 80% of global refining capacity for raw materials needed for batteries. While the U.S. comes in at a rather paltry 15th.
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Glenn Imobersteg from Holo Industries
PSDcast – The World's First Holographic Hotel Check-In System
The global pandemic has fundamentally changed a number of societal norms – likely permanently. One of those changes is that people will take extra care to prevent the spread of infection, whether that’s using hand sanitizer, wearing masks in crowded social situations, or thinking twice about touching objects – say, touchscreen displays – that get a lot of traffic.
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Renesas Power Management Marketing Engineer Kiran Bernard
PSDcast – Rad-Hard ICs Aboard the Hayabusa2 Spacecraft
On December 3, 2014, Japan’s space agency launched the Hayabusa2 spacecraft with a 6-year mission to retrieve asteroid samples from Ryugu. And throughout its mission, the Hayabusa2 had Renesas radiation-hardened ICs aboard.
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James Crisafulli with Rosendin
PSDcast – The Biggest Solar Power Project in Texas
As of 2020, Texas had a grid-connected photovoltaic capacity of nearly 8,000 megawatts, and just recently, Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group (REG) began constructing the largest solar power project in the state.
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Behnam Zakeri of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
PSDcast – Battery Storage for Residential Solar
Residential solar has one major problem – most of the energy generated by these systems is lost or transferred to the grid, with little benefit to the homeowner. So how do we solve this major inefficiency?
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Ashley Roybal-Reid, an associate, and Nate A. Garhart, special counsel, both with the law firm Farella Braun + Martel LLP.
PSDcast – Is Energy Companies' Customer Data a Trade Secret?
We often focus on the privacy issues involved in data collection – and they are critically important – while neglecting the idea of data as a tangible and valuable resource (and how to protect it).
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CEO of Almonty, Lewis Black
PSDcast – Is Coal Headed Towards Early Obsolescence?
These days, clean energy is the topic du jour, and on a recent interview with ABC’s “The View,” newly appointed DoE chief Jennifer Granholm discussed what the administration’s energy policies could mean for future job growth. Specifically, Granholm said that coal miners whose jobs were phased out – intentionally or otherwise – could mine the critical materials that go into batteries.
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AVX’s Ron Demcko
PSDcast – Formula E Gains World Championship Status
Formula E is the world’s first and largest all-electric, single-seater racing series, and ahead of their 7th season, they’ve officially gained World Championship Status. This year also marks the third consecutive season that AVX has joined with Mouser Electronics and TTI in supporting the Dragon/Penske racing team....
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Karl-Heinz Steinmetz, who leads TI’s hybrid and electric vehicle and powertrain sector team
PSDcast – A Wireless Battery Management System
Electric vehicles rely on battery management systems to maximize their power, range, and efficiency. Every battery cell in the EV has to be wired to a BMS, and since more cells means a higher charge capacity – leading to a longer electric range – manufacturers pack as cells in there as they can. And that many cells wired directly to the battery management system creates practicality issues, so a wireless battery management system is preferable....
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Infineon’s Tim Hu
PSDcast – USB Power Delivery Solutions
Infineon just did a 4-part article series for us on USB power delivery solutions, and we thought it’d be instructive to take a deeper dive.
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GaN Systems' Director of Business Development, Julian Styles.
PSDcast – Predictions for 2021
Since we’re always looking towards the future, we thought it’d be fun to try our hand at a few predictions for what we hope will be a far less catastrophic year. And to help with that, we’ve got our old friends at GaN Systems.
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Mark Henderson with EVBox
PSDcast – Solving Range Anxiety with Charging Stations
For your average driver to feel comfortable taking an EV for anything but a short commute, they have to know that the electric equivalent to a gas station is right around the corner – or wherever they might take a road trip.
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Holly Good, the National Distribution Manager for Cornell Dubilier Electronics and Founding Advisory Board Member for Women in Electronics.
PSDcast – Correcting the Gender Disparity in Engineering
Women in Electronics is a 501 c non-profit that’s dedicated to the professional and personal development of women in the electronics industry, and at their 4th Annual Leadership Conference, they recognized Holly Good with their “WE Recognizes” award.
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COO of K12 Energy, Joel Harrison Carr
PSDcast – A Solar System for PBS on top of a Mountain
Every once in a while, we hear about a story that we just have to learn more about – so when we heard that K12 Energy installed a solar system for PBS on top of a California mountain, we had to investigate further!
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Dr. Charles Greene, COO and CTO of Powercast.
PSDcast – Using RFID Tech to Help Fight COVID-19
Powercast’s RFID Temperature Scanning System lets businesses easily monitor their employees’ temperatures as most of us return to the office and some semblance of normalcy.
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Ed Khan, the Director of Protection Training at Doble Engineering
PSDcast – Do California Wildfires Emphasize Need for Green Energy?
As if 2020 couldn’t get any more FUBAR, wildfires have devastated California, with nearly 4 million acres destroyed and 30 deaths. Does this emphasize our need for renewable energy?
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Kevin Wolf, President of Wind Harvest
PSDcast – Promoting Wind Energy w/ a More Efficient Turbine
The US lags far behind the rest of the world in renewables, with the one notable exception being wind power. So how do we move the renewable needle forward, and what role should government play vs. industry?
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Gabriele Fulco with Omron Electronic Components Europe
PSDcast – Using Optical Sensors to Fight COVID-19
Touchless solutions are both quicker and more efficient, and they happen to dovetail perfectly with our newfound appreciation for personal space and avoiding germs whenever possible ....
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Dr. Matthew Lackner, Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
PSDcast – How can the Smart Grid Benefit all of Society?
Many feel that a successful smart grid rollout needs to be not only sustainable but beneficial to all members of society equitably. And just recently, the National Science Foundation awarded two grants totaling $6.3 million to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to help ensure that equitable distribution ...
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George Cintra, Chief Technology Officer at EaglePicher
PSDcast – Reliable Batteries for the Navy
The Navy is working on a number of high-power projects, including directed-energy weapons. And for those systems to function properly, they need robust batteries and efficient use of power and intermittent power ...
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Ron MacDonald, the President and CEO of Zinc8 Energy Solutions
PSDcast: Zinc Air Batteries and the Future of Energy Storage
It’s no exaggeration to say that more robust batteries will power the future. But how do we reach that new electronic renaissance? Will lithium ion fit the bill or should we consider alternatives?
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Chris Dries, the President and CEO of UnitedSiC
PSDcast – The H-1B Visa Restriction (Good for the Industry?)
You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security took actions with mammoth ramifications for our industry. To whit, Trump restricted H-1B visas for engineers, computer programmers and other technical workers through 2020. Is this a boon for domestic employment or a shackle for the industry?
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Valid Manian, COO, Morse Micro
PSDcast – A Wi-Fi System w/ 10x the Normal Range
A startup by the name of Morse Micro is developing the smallest Wi-Fi HaLow system-on-chip, which supposedly provides 10 times the range, 100 times the area, and 1000 times the volume of traditional Wi-Fi ...
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Alistair Davidson, Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation
PSDcast – A Major Research Collaboration for Lead Batteries
With our big automotive electric and hybrid issue right around the corner, we thought it’d informative to revisit one of the most critical topics in that space – energy storage. And we can think of no better source for that topic than the Consortium for Battery Innovation ...
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Ivana Ivanovska, Application Design Engineer at KEMET
PSDcast – Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles
Two of the hottest topics that we’ve been covering rather extensively on the PSDcast are wireless charging and electric vehicles. Not coincidentally, the two topics often intersect ...
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WiBotic CEO and co-founder, Ben Waters.
PSDcast – Recharging Drones Wirelessly and Autonomously
As drones become more prevalent, they’re going to need more elegant charging solutions. And since many drones are made to function with minimal human interaction, the best way to charge them is autonomously and wirelessly ...
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EPC Space CEO, Bel Lazar
PSDcast – GaN in Space
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation has teamed up with VPT, Inc. to form “EPC Space,” and according to early PR, its mission is “designing and manufacturing radiation-hardened GaN-on silicon transistors and ICs packaged, tested, and qualified for satellite and high-reliability applications.”
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Kanthal, which specializes in industrial heating technology, designed an oven that uses electromagnetic radiation to cook a whole pizza in 37 seconds, a world record.
PSDcast – Cooking the World's Fastest Pizza
One of the topics we cover on a regular basis is “thermal management,” and normally that means waste heat or cooling off electromechanical systems, but if we take it to the consumer side, it could refer to this neat story that crossed my desk about the world’s fastest pizza ...
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Bruno Damien from On Semiconductor
PSDcast -- Smart Control for At-Home Lighting Applications
With most of us stuck inside, I'm sure many of you are catching up on personal projects, including smart home systems and connected lighting. So I thought it'd be instructive (and hopefully entertaining) to discuss the potential for these exciting technologies, and we're excited to have Bruno Damien from On Semiconductor on the line ...
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Aaron Quitugua-Flores from MPS
PSDcast - An Open-Source Emergency Ventilator
Monolithic Power Systems has assembled an emergency ventilator inspired by the open-source MIT design, and their automated resuscitator mechanizes the human squeezing of the bag and helps where a full ICU ventilator isn't available. On today's show, we've got Aaron Quitugua-Flores from MPS to delve a bit deeper into their efforts to combat COVID-19 ...
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Trevor Dowd from Texas Instruments
PSDcast - Using 3D Printing to Support the COVID-19 Fight
Texas Instruments is part of a growing worldwide movement to use 3D printing for medical gear and supplies. The team at TI Malaysia came up with a design for 3D-printed face shields that cuts printing time in half, and on today's show, we're chatting with Trevor Dowd from TI ...
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Jim Witham, the CEO of GaN Systems
PSDcast - The All-GaN Vehicle and GaN in the Auto
The All-GaN Vehicle was developed by Nagoya University, with tech from GaN Systems, and it demonstrates the viability of GaN in the automotive space and any applications calling for higher voltages, frequencies, temperatures, and efficiencies. On this edition of the PSDcast, we've got our old friend Jim Witham, the CEO of GaN Systems, and we're looking forward to chatting about the GaN vehicle and future GaN applications ...
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Kevin Parmenter, the FAE Director at Taiwan Semiconductor North America and author of PSD’s MarketWatch column.
PSDcast - The Load Dump TVS in the Auto Space
On today's PSDcast, we're doing things a little differently - we're going to give you a primer on the transient voltage suppressor (TVS) in what's become one of the most important application areas in our industry ...
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Tony Lennon, Market Manager, Power Electronics Control Design, at MathWorks
PSDcast - HIL Simulation for Electric Cars, Renewable Energy
A crucial step in the engineering workflow is real-time testing with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation. It comes after system-level simulation but before a final hardware design is decided, and it's become especially important with the increased demand for renewable energy and electric and hybrid vehicles. On today's show, we've got Tony Lennon, Market Manager, Power Electronics Control Design, at MathWorks ...
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Alan Grau, VP of IoT/Embedded Solutions for Sectigo
PSDcast - Protecting Smart Cities from Cyber Attacks
In addition to connecting every device, vehicle, home, and city in a massive network, the Internet of Things presents a plum target for hackers -- possibly the biggest and most tempting prize ever conceived for cyber criminals. Today's guest just wrote a blog on this very topic, and as the VP of IoT/Embedded Solutions for Sectigo, Alan Grau spends a lot of time dealing with the potential threats to smart cities ...
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GoSun's Portable Solar Oven.
PSDcast - Off-Grid Solar for Work and Pleasure
Today's guest on the PSDcast spent his career living off-the-grid, and his company, GoSun, develops off-grid, solar solutions for cooking, cooling, phone charging, lighting and they're now developing products for water purification and shelter ...
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Ben Madsen, one of the Principle Executives with Midstate Energy
PSDcast - Lighting and Enhancing the Learning Environment
Today's PSDcast is on a topic we're happy to return to whenever given the chance. Midstate Energy just partnered with Flagstaff Unified School District (out of Flagstaff, Arizona) to provide infrastructure and lighting upgrades, leading to improved energy and operational efficiency, and - in a very literal sense - enhance the learning environment for students and faculty ...
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Rohith Pai, director business development for Dialog Semiconductor
PSDcast - Automotive Data Centers and AI
With the new year upon us, we'd like to try our hand at some predictions -- some forecasting, if you will. One of the more interesting developments is this idea of vehicles becoming their own data centers. And just like regular data centers, vehicular data centers need to mind their thermal management. That plus the continued evolution of automotive AI should make for an interesting year. Chatting about this is Rohith Pai, director business development for Dialog Semiconductor.
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Yossi Appleboum, the CEO of Sepio Systems
PSDcast - The Prospect of Regulating the IoT
We've spoken before on this show about how the Internet of Things creates a massive target for cybercrime, and even how hackers could use connected refrigerators and other white goods as a gateway into your home. Is further regulation necessary to help safeguard the devices and systems connected to the IoT? Discussing these issues is Yossi Appleboum, the CEO of Sepio Systems ....
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Today’s guest is Hervé Tardy, vice president and general manager of Distributed Power Quality for Eaton
PSDcast - The Evolution of the Data Center
The data center is a cornerstone of most businesses, and with socio-economic uncertainties, cybercrime, distributed IT, and of course, the Internet of Things - both largescale and narrowband - the data center is undergoing dramatic changes.
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Ryne DeBoer, with Morey
PSDcast - The Narrowband Internet of Things
A number of markets worldwide still don't have proper LTE coverage, let alone 5G or support for larger IoT networks, so the Narrowband IoT has become a viable alternative for solutions that are low-cost with long battery life and that're primarily indoors, and these applications are ideal for transmitting small bits of data over time.
Today's guest is Ryne DeBoer, with Morey, a manufacturing company that works with major mobile network providers (including Verizon) ...
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Jason Mical, the Cyber Security Evangelist at Devo
PSDcast - Responding to Cyber Threats with the Modern SOC
The IoT is on the horizon, and a world that's more connected is an even more tempting target for hackers and cyber criminals. So it goes without saying that the modern Security Operations Center has its work cut out for it. Here to talk about these issues is Jason Mical, who's the Cyber Security Evangelist at Devo ...
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PSDcast -Comparing Capacitive, Magnetic, and Optical Encoders
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing the versatile little device known as the encoder - specifically, we'll be covering capacitive, magnetic, and optical encoders and comparing and contrasting each. Today's guest is Jeff Smoot from CUI Devices, and he wrote a blog that acts as a great primer on the subject ...
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PSDcast - RADAR for Autonomous Vehicles within the IoT
The move to autonomous vehicles has given a number of technologies the chance to shine, including as it turns out, old standbys like RADAR. On today's show, we've got Zach Karas, an automotive engineer at Analog Devices.
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PSDcast - Resilient Next-Gen Distribution Systems
Just recently, a company by the name of Anterix completed the first phase of a project with the DoE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Using Anterix's 900 MHz spectrum, NREL demonstrated increased reliability for distributed generation systems such as solar and wind using private LTE communications.
We've got Mike Brozek, Senior Vice Presidency of Technology and Engineering with Anterix, on the show today to discuss these issues ...
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We spoke with Jeremy Ludyjan, Head of Lighting Solutions at Tuya Smart, to discuss the interoperability (or lack thereof) of various competing standards.
PSDcast - Too Many Competing Standards in the IoT
Our November print issue of PSD deals with the Internet of Things, and not coincidentally, we've been talking about the IoT a lot lately. But one aspect we haven't really discussed is the interoperability (or lack thereof) of various, competing standards.
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Marco Contento with Telit
PSDcast - Preparing for 5G Without Neglecting 4G
We've spoken a lot about 5G on the PSDcast, and for good reason - 5G is the undisputed future of telecommunications, and the industry is definitely trending in that direction. But...in the process of switching over, portions of the industry are neglecting what we already have - namely, 4G. On today's show, we're chatting with Marco Contento from Telit about treading this delicate balance of preparing for the future without jettisoning the present.
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The winning team from the Technical University of Munich
PSDcast - A Big Win at The Hyperloop Pod Competition
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking about The Hyperloop Pod Competition and the future of transportation! For the fourth year in a row, the Technical University of Munich took home the top prize (in no small part due to 420 chips from Infineon), and we've got Mathias Kiele-Dunsche, Senior Manager Application Engineering from Infineon, on the show to discuss the big win.
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PSDcast - Adding Bluetooth Support to the Samsung Galaxy Fit
Every consumer device invariably touches our industry at some point, and to that end, Dialog Semiconductor recently announced that they're adding Bluetooth low-energy connectivity to the latest Samsung Galaxy Fit.
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PSDcast - Protecting your Refrigerator from Hackers
One of the more interesting beneficiaries of the Internet of Things is white goods, especially as connected appliances become the norm. Unfortunately, this also provides an irresistible target for hackers ...
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Josh Frisby, the founder of Electric Scooter Insider
PSDcast: Save Energy w/ Micromobility (+ Electric Scooters)
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with the founder of Electric Scooter Insider, Josh Frisby, about cutting back on fossil fuels through micromobility. Josh is fully in favor of alternative energy, but he wants to present an objective analysis of the true costs (and benefits) of plug-in EVs like electric scooters ...
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Cone Drive’s Global Director of Strategic Markets, Jacob Randall
PSDcast - Maintaining one of the Largest Solar Power Plants
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Cone Drive about the company's role in keeping one of the world's largest operational solar power plants going ...
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Cree’s Kenric Miller
PSDcast - The SiC Partner for Volkswagen's FAST Network
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Cree about Volkswagen's FAST (or Future Automotive Supply Tracks) supplier network. Cree was recently selected as the exclusive silicon carbide partner for FAST ...
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Ken Bednasz at Telit
PSDcast - The Global Deployment of 5G Technologies
5G's the future of telecommunications, and as such, it's significantly faster and more reliable than the status quo. And in this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Ken Bednasz at Telit about 5G and its global rollout. Telit's one of the leading enablers of the IoT, so they have a rather unique perspective on these issues and 5G's potential ...
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Avi Kashyap with Microchip.
PSDcast - Qualifying SiC Devices to Stringent Standards
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Avi Kashyap with Microchip about one of the biggest challenges for silicon carbide vendors - qualifying their SiC devices to stringent industrial, automotive, and harsh environment standards, one example being AEC- Q101, a stress test qualification for automotive-grade discrete semiconductors. And those challenges will escalate with GaN and SiC ballooning in popularity ...
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PSDcast - A Design Win for Students in Massachusetts
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing an engineering design win that happens to benefit over 26,000 students.
Since 2009, Generac Industrial Power has held its Engineering Power Symposium, and the highlight of the event is its Project of the Year Award. And this year, Generac gave the prestigious honor to the Authorized Services of New England and the Springfield School District for their 1,500 kilowatt Modular Power System which supports a culinary center in Springfield, Massachusetts ...
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Vicor’s Paul Yeaman
PSDcast -Adopting the 48 V Battery
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Vicor about vehicle electrical requirements. The modern automobile - especially EVs and hybrids - has fostered the adoption of the 48 V battery ...
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Paul Hart, Senior Vice President and General Manager – Radio Frequency, at NXP Semiconductors
PSDcast - Building out the 5G Infrastructure
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing 5G and what it'll take to build out the infrastructure. It's no exaggeration to say that 5G will transform telecommunications as we know it and further enable the Internet of Things, but a lot of work remains ...
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UnitedSiC's President and CEO, Chris Dries
PSDcast - Application Trends in SiC
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting silicon carbide with UnitedSiC (that's United Ess-Eye-See - no one on this podcast is "sick," pronunciations notwithstanding 
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Josh Broline from Renesas
PSDcast - GaN FETs for Satellite Applications
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Renesas about GaN FETs for satellites. Wide-bandgap semiconductors have enabled a host of applications, or boosted their efficiency, and for gallium nitride field-effect transistors, one of the more interesting applications is literally out of this world.
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Seoul Semiconductor’s Mark McClear
PSDcast - Natural Spectrum LEDs at the Grevin Wax Museum
Most of us intuitively feel that natural sunlight is better than artificial light, whatever the color temperature. And the science backs it up. But today, we're focusing on the aesthetic qualities, and just last month, Seoul Semiconductor announced that their natural spectrum LEDs had been adopted for use at the Grevin Wax Museum in Paris ...
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Dr. Juanita Kurtin, Director of Materials Research at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
PSDcast - The World's First Quantum Dot LED
At Lightfair 2019, OSRAM showed off the world's first quantum dot LED brought to market. And in this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Dr. Juanita Kurtin, Director of Materials Research at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors about this new development ...
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Infineon’s Stephan Zizala
PSDcast - Infineon's Electric Vehicle Alliance w/ Volkswagen
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing an electric vehicle partnership between Infineon and Volkswagen, specifically the latter's "FAST" supplier network (or Future Automotive Supply Track) ...
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White light visibility using Twister
PSDcast - LED No-UV lighting
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing LED no-UV lighting. In our May issue, we published an article with the apt title "The Future of No-UV Lighting is LED", and the author from Access Fixtures mentions some of the intrinsic disadvantages of UV light in a manufacturing environment and why this has brought about a new solution ...
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Wi-Charge Chief Marketing Officer Yuval Boger
PSDcast - Wireless Power with Infrared Light
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing a unique approach to wireless power - Israeli start-up Wi-Charge uses infrared light to transmit usable energy ...
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Paul Wiener from GaN Systems
PSDcast - A New Wireless Charging Alliance
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with GaN Systems about a new wireless charging collaboration with NuCurrent ...
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Christopher Ridgewell, CEO of AW-Energy Oy
PSDcast -Harvesting Wave Power
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're examining wave power - and why no one has managed to harness it properly for well over a century. Over in Finland, AW Energy just earned a prestigious manufacturing certification from Lloyd's Register for their WaveRoller technology, and we're chatting with Christopher Ridgewell, CEO of AW-Energy Oy ...
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Helix CEO Harold Blomquist
PSDcast - Transformer-Less AC-DC Converters
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Helix Semiconductors about the idea of transformer-less AC-DC Converters. We're all familiar with transformers and their role in ac-dc conversion circuits, but lately, their disadvantages have become a lot more blatant ...
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PSDcast - A Solar Energy Parking Canopy
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with AVX Corporation about a solar energy parking canopy they recently installed at their corporate headquarters in Fountain Inn, South Carolina ...
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Philip Zuk, Vice President, Worldwide Technical Marketing, Transphorm
PSDcast - Addressing GaN's Myths
In this episode of the PSDcast, we talk about several of the myths that have held gallium nitride back from wider market dissemination ...
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PSDcast - Hybrid Cloud Computing
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Jeff Kennedy from Eaton about hybrid cloud computing. In recent years, companies have increasingly begun relying on a combination of public and private cloud services known as the hybrid cloud ...
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John Wilson, Silicon Labs
PSDcast - Galvanic Isolation for Electric Vehicles
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Silicon Labs' John Wilson about signal and power isolation for electric vehicle systems ...
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PSDcast - The Future of Energy Storage
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with one of the leading voices on lead battery innovation about the future of energy storage. Energy storage has become vitally important in recent years, and for more than 25 years, the Consortium for Battery Innovation has helped develop advanced lead battery technologies ...
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Dr. Isabel Yang, CTO of Advanced Energy
PSDcast - Getting Women Interested in STEM
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're celebrating Women's History Month by addressing the gender imbalance in STEM and what can be done to attract more women to the engineering fields. Dr. Isabel Yang, the CTO of Advanced Energy, provides some fascinating insights ...
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PSDcast - Promoting Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing the past, present, and future of wide bandgap semiconductors. For the last four years, one of the biggest advocates for wide bandgap devices has been PowerAmerica, a Department of Energy institute with the stated goal of accelerating commercialization of wide bandgap in the U.S. ...
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PSDcast - Watch Recharges from Body Heat or the Sun
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Matrix Industries about the PowerWatch 2, a smartwatch that harvests energy from body heat and includes solar capabilities ...
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CES 2019 - Wireless Charging Grips for the Nintendo Switch
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're recapping CES 2019 with a cool wireless charging application - wireless charging grips for the Nintendo Switch - courtesy of our old friends at Powercast ...
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PSDcast - Wearables and the Future of Healthcare
In today's episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Maxim about wearables and their vital importance to the future of healthcare ...
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Troy Davis with EnOcean
PSDcast – A Self-Powered Bluetooth Sensor at CES 2019
In this episode of the PSDcast, we’re previewing CES 2019 with an industry first. EnOcean comes aboard the show to discuss the industry's first self-powered Bluetooth sensor for intelligent lighting control ...
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PSDcast - Preventing Catastrophic Damage to Wind Turbines
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing wind power and solving one of the most common problems associated with the turbine generators ...
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PSDcast - EcoCAR and the Future of Automotive Technology
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing one of the coolest platforms for alternative energy vehicles ...
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Piyush Sevalia from SiTime
PSDcast - MEMS Oscillators for the Internet of Things
In this episode of the PSDcast, we return to one of our favorite topics, the Internet of Things. All electronic products require one or more timing devices, and since size and power are critically important for the IoT, OEMs have begun to consider MEMS oscillators over the traditional quartz-based devices. SiTime comes aboard the show to discuss further ...
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Alex Lidow from Efficient Power Conversion
PSDcast - GaN for Connected Vehicles
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Alex Lidow from Efficient Power Conversion about gallium nitride's (GaN) application in connected automobiles ...
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PSDcast - A Wireless Charger That Works up to 80 Feet Away
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're following up on the PowerSpot power-over-distance wireless transmitter, which just recently shipped. The Powerspot sends RF energy over the 915-Megahertz ISM band, and it can charge devices up to 80 feet away ...
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Jim Witham, CEO, GaN Systems
PSDcast - Solving issues affecting the wider rollout of electric and hybrid vehicles
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Jim Witham with GaN Systems about "range anxiety," and we discuss the biggest issues affecting the wider rollout of electric and hybrid vehicles ...
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PSDcast - RFID for Automated Vehicle Identification
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Michael Hrabina from FEIG Electronics about the perks of RFID for automated vehicle identification.
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PSDcast - A 3D-Printed Robotic Fish
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're taking a very special look at an award-winning 3D-printing application.
Jefferson Talbot recently graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, and while there, he worked on a 3D Printed Robotic Fish, which won him the Jury Prize in an international competition over the summer.
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Anup Bhalla, VP of Engineering from United Silicon Carbide.
PSDcast - Silicon Carbide Devices in Cascode Arrangements
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing wide band-gap semiconductors and talking to UnitedSiC about the idea of using silicon carbide devices in cascode arrangements ...
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Mitch Van Ochten from ROHM Semiconductor
PSDcast - The Formula E Electric Racing Series
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing the premier electric racing series, the Formula E championship. In particular, we're exploring ROHM Semiconductor's official technology partnership with the Venturi team.
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PSDcast - The New IEEE Power Over Ethernet Standard
In this very special episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing the new IEEE standard, 802.3bt, and we're honored to speak with Texas Instruments' David Abramson, who toiled for six years to help create the new standard ...
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Bruce T Renouard, the CEO of Pre-Switch.
PSDcast - Hard vs Soft Switching
On this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Pre-Switch about hard and soft switching and some of the fundamental differences between the two ...
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PSDcast - Solar-Powered Workstations
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing an interesting photovoltaic application, the Velocity solar-powered workstation from Sunbolt. Sunbolt's COO, Fred Stampone, joins us to discuss it and greater trends within the marketplace ...
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PSDcast - SiC MOSFETS for Automotive and Industrial Applications
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Microsemi's Avi Kashyap about SiC MOSFETs and their use in automotive and industrial applications.
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Huw Rees, Business Development Advisor at KodaCloud
PSDcast - Wi-Fi as-a-Service With AI Support
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Huw Rees with KodaCloud about his company's Wi-Fi as-a-service, a model that uses proactive Artificial Intelligence (AI) support ...
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PSDcast - The Perks of SiC MOSFETs
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Levi Gant from Littelfuse about arguably the hottest topic in power electronics, silicon carbide. Littelfuse put out a comprehensive white paper titled "State of the SiC MOSFET: Device evolution, technology merit, and commercial prospects." ...
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PSDcast - Smart Meters and Supercapacitors
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Eric DeRose with AVX about smart meters and using supercapacitors to help with powering the system and during the transmission ...
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PSDcast - Improving Building Efficiency With Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking about Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats and legacy cooling systems. Just recently, a 345,000 square-foot property in Phoenix, Arizona won the BOMA Green Building Committee Kilowatt Krackdown award after achieving the highest Energy Star score of 98 in the competition. The building's owners did so by upgrading their old-style pneumatic thermostats with CypressEnviro Systems' Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats and with the company's SMARTPneumatics software.
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PSDcast - AC/DC Rapid Charge Solutions
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing AC/DC rapid charge solutions with Faisal Ahmad from Dialog Semiconductor. Our industry often intersects with the consumer world - after all, every proprietary technology eventually reaches some sort of end-user - and two of the most biggest challenges in that shared space are battery life and its associated topic, recharge speed ...
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Silicon carbide
PSDcast - Using Silicon Carbide to Reduce Carbon Emissions
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking with Texas Instruments about a popular disruptive technology - silicon carbide gate drivers - and its potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in high-voltage applications ...
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Mexico City's Torre Latinoamericana.
PSDcast - LED Aerial Obstruction Lighting
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Dialight about their recent LED upgrade of the Torre Latinoamericana's aerial obstruction lighting system. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Mexico's equivalent, the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) require obstruction lighting for structures over a certain height, and the Torre Latinoamericana's legacy incandescent system was showing its age.
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PSDcast - Upgrading the Power Grid, Challenges and Roadblocks
In this episode of the PSDCast, we're talking with Allegro Development about the pending smart grid. What're some of the biggest problems plaguing our modern electrical grid, why is it so important to upgrade it, and what roadblocks stand in the way of modernizing it? ....
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Ralf Koedel from Infineon.
PSDcast - Reference Designs for Wireless Charging Transmitters
In this episode of the PSDCast, we're chatting with Infineon about the company's reference designs for wireless charging transmitters aimed at automotive and consumer applications ...
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PSDcast - Wireless Charging for Automobiles
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're wrapping up CES 2018 with an exciting new collaboration between On Semiconductor and ConvenientPower Systems. Under the terms of that agreement, ConvenientPower would design, develop, and market in-vehicle wireless charging solutions using ON Semi's NCV6500 power management controller ...
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PSDcast - Wireless Power and CES 2018
In this episode of the PSDCast, we welcome Powercast's Dr. Charles Greene back to the show to help preview the Consumer Electronics Show and his company's RF-based consumer transmitter for power-over-distance wireless charging ...
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PSDcast - The Advantages of Solid State Over Electromechanical Relays
In this episode of the PSDcast, we chat with Oscar Rivera and Rogelio Castaneda, both of Sensata Technologies, about solid state relays and their advantages over electromechanical relays. We also delve a bit into Sensata's new white paper, which discusses the technology and the company's proprietary solid state relays ...
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PSDcast - Maintaining a Secure Power Infrastructure in the Aftermath of Maria
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're chatting with Tom Lewis, the President of the US Division of Louis Berger, a global professional services corporation that assisted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. After the tropical storm hit Puerto Rico, Louis Berger shipped 200 commercial power generators to help with the nation's ailing infrastructure, and the company has since helped manage Puerto Rico's recovery efforts ...
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Keith Evans, President of the Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC)
PSDcast - Does the US have a STEM talent shortage?
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Keith Evans, President of the Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC), about workforce challenges and opportunities facing the power electronics industry. Does the US have a STEM talent shortage? And what role should the government and private sector play in promoting STEM?
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PSDcast - The Importance of Safety Switches
In this episode of the PSDcast, we chat with Eaton's Nick Klus, who discusses the importance of safety switches, and specifically, the company's new double-door, line-side isolation switch ...
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PSDcast - The World's First P-Channel Zero Threshold MOSFET Array
In this episode of the PSDcast, we talk with Robert Chao, CEO of Advanced Linear Devices, about his company's revolutionary new development -- the world's first P-Channel Zero Threshold MOSFET Array.
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PSDcast - Saving Energy With Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats
In this episode of the PSDcast, we talk with Harry Sim, CEO of Cypress Envirosystems, about his company's Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats. New York City recently saw a 20% reduction in oil consumption by retrofitting 69 city schools with the WPTs.
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PSDcast - Industrial Power and Industry 4.0
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing industrial power (more specifically, "Industry 4.0") with Anil Telikepalli of Maxim Integrated ...
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PSDcast - An IoT Solution Utilizing Amazon Web Services
In this episode of the PSDCast, we're chatting with Cory Vanderpool of Magnum Energy Solutions about their Cardinal IoT solution, which is built on Amazon Web Services' open platform ...
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PSDcast - RF-Based Wireless Charging
In this episode of the PSDCast, we're talking to Powercast about RF-based wireless charging, and we discuss their forthcoming consumer wireless charger, the Powerspot ...
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PSDcast - Protecting Transformers From Solar Storms
In this episode of the PSDCast, we're talking to Doble Engineering about space weather -- more specifically, protecting transformers from geomagnetically-induced currents triggered by solar storms
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PSDcast - The Industry's First GaN Power ICs
In this episode of the PSDcast, we chat with industry luminary Gene Sheridan, whose company, Navitas, designed the industry's first Gallium Nitride power ICs ...
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Erik Milz with Cree
PSDcast - Cree Discusses LED Street Lighting
In this PSDcast, Erik Milz, with Cree, discusses some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding LED street lighting. We also delve into some of the chief benefits of solid state lighting for motorists ...
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Robert A. McKee, President and CEO Automation & Controls GE Energy Connections
PSDcast - Robert A. McKeel on Industrial Automation
In this PSDcast, Robert A. McKee, President and CEO Automation & Controls GE Energy Connections, dicsusses the advances in industrial automation and Internet of Things (IoT) ...
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Anthony Kongats, CAP-XX’s CEO
PSDcast - Anthony Kongats on supercapacitor advancements and applications
In this PSDcast, Anthony Kongats, CAP-XX's CEO discusses supercapacitor advancements and applications. As supercapacitors shrink, applications grow. CAP-XX's technology is now 600 microns, pushing down to 400 or 200 microns. Almost as thin as paper, prismatic supercapacitors as small as 45 millifarads are now used in smart credit cards, toll cards and IoT wearables to power transmissions for authentication and security, and in electronic shelf labels to power dynamic display changes. At the other end, large prismatic supercapacitors up to 6000 farads are being used in automotive applications for starting engines in large semis or buses in any condition when the battery is dead. Kongats also reports that licensees Murata and AVX are doing well with CAP-XX's technology. Lastly, Kongats hints at CAP-XX's low-cost compact cylindrical supercapacitor line which has just launched.
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Les Crowder of Adesto Technologies
PSDcast - On control portion of power systems
Les Crowder of Adesto discusses why control portion of power systems often requires a CPU that needs boot Flash to operate. Adesto provides Serial Non-volatile Memory ICs that are optimized for modern applications. These systems typically need to manipulate small data packets (20 to 200 Bytes) that standard SPI Flash is not made for. Adesto application specific memory ICs have architectures and features that make the overall system operate faster, at lower power, and at a lower BOM and user-cost.
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Freeman Ford of FAFCO
PSDcast - Freeman Ford of FAFCO on hybrid power in the Smart Grid
PSDcast - Freeman Ford, Founder and CEO of FAFCO, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about hybrid power in the Smart Grid, and how many many innovators working to address some of the pressing needs in solar technology for driving more cost effective energy output for users. FAFCO recently launched a commercially-viable, combined solar electric/thermal system, CoolPV. This advaced panel technology provides maximum energy output for residential and commercial customers allowing them both power their house or building with electricity and use energy to heat water using the exact same roof space.
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PSDcast - Mauro Boldi of ETSI on 5G energy efficiency
In this PSDcast, Mauro Boldi, Vice-chairman, Eco Environmental Product Standards Group, Environmental Engineering Technical Committee, ETSI, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the importance of energy efficiency in next-generation wireless systems. 5G will increase the density of mobile network infrastructure, and power consumption will feature among the key performance indicators to a far greater degree than legacy wireless technologies.
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Robert Rozario of Dialog Semiconductor
PSDcast - Robert Rozario of Dialog Semi on automotive systems
In this PSDcast, Robert Rozario of Dialog Semiconductor talks to Alix Paultre about the challenges facing designers of automotive systems. Today the car represents a confluence of multiple streams, from the Internet of Things to Smart Grid to autonomous systems. The company recently formed a partnership with Energous, the developer of WattUp, a wire-free charging technology that provides over-the-air power at a distance.
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Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis
PSDcast - Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis on next-gen lead-acid batteries
In this PSDcast Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about next-generation lead-acid battery technology and what the company is doing to add value to the space. Gridtential has a proprietary advanced lead-acid battery that replaces the metal grid in current lead-acid battery designs with a silicon substrate for higher energy density, longer cycle life, and deeper depth-of-discharge than legacy products.
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Michael Heaven of Aurora Solar
PSDcast - Michael Heaven of Aurora Solar on cell power and yield
In this PSDcast Canadian-based solar energy expert, Michael Heaven, President, CEO and Co-Founder from Aurora Solar Technologies talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about solar cell manufacturing. Raw wafers go in one end and cells come out the other and are graded into 40-60 power level bins. This industry is in desperate need of a quality control system to eliminate variability and produce only one power level of cells.
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Frans Scheper of Nexperia
PSDcast - Frans Scheper of Nexperia talks discretes, logic, and MOSFETs
In this PSDcast, Nexperia CEO Frans Scheper, formerly EVP and GM of NXP's Standard Products Business Unit, talks to Alix Paultre from Power Systems Design about the spinoff of Nexperia from NXP. Nexperia, which will produce around 85 billion devices a year and in 2016 had revenues exceeding US$1.1B, addresses three key trends: power efficiency; protection and filtering; and miniaturization.
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Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment
PSDcast - Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment on charging the Chevy Bolt
In this PSDcast, Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the company's infrastructure support for charging the Chevy Bolt. A critical aspect for market adoption of EVs in the marketplace is not only range anxiety, but chrarging security.
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Ian Lawee of Analog Devices
PSDcast - Ian Lawee of Analog Devices on energy metering and the smart grid
In this PSDcast, Ian Lawee of Analog Devices talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on energy metering and the smart grid. In addition to their many initiatives, Analog Devices is also collaborating with the China Electric Power Research Institute to improve reliability of smart substations. The Analog Devices CEPRI team will engage in joint laboratory and field research to drive innovations advancing the reliability of the area.
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Ed Cuoco of The Weather Company
PSDcast - Ed Cuoco of The Weather Company on Smart-Grid analytics
In this PSDcast Ed Cuoco, Director of Data Science & Advanced Analytics of The Weather Company, an IBM business, talks to Alix Paultre from Power Systems Design about the Smart Grid and the required analytics infrastructure. Energy companies are increasingly turning to advanced new data analytics tools, and data scientists to improve their forecasts for electricity consumption in areas around the world.
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Eaton's Nick Klus
PSDcast - Eaton's Nick Klus on their Switching Device Flex Center
In this PSDcast Eaton's Nick Klus talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on their Switching Device Flex Center, an engineering solution development service. Eaton's Switching Device Flex Center designs and modifies safety switches, enclosed circuit breakers, and rotary disconnects for needs that are not met by standard products. Products are specially designed for harsh environments, enhanced safety and customer convenience, as well as custom products for specific customer applications.
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Dr. Giulio Corradi of Xilinx
PSDcast - Giulio Corradi of Xilinx on advanced transportation systems
In this PSDcast, Dr. Giulio Corradi, Senior System Architect ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) at Xilinx, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about transporation systems. Always an energy-driven industry, transportation is being transformed by the latest advances in EV systems, motors, IGBTs, materials, and battery technology. Xilinx has recently released a family of SiC IGBT drivers specifically for motor control and vehicle systems.
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Scott Soong of Pervasive Displays
PSDcast - Scott Soong of Pervasive Displays on the user interface
In this PSDcast, Scott Soong, Founder and CEO of Pervasive Displays talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the user interface and energy efficiency. The company is a leader in e-paper displays, and recently announced a newly-available e-paper shield starter kit to help makers and designers integrate e-paper easily into any project needing a display.
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Charlie Swiontek
PSDcast - Charlie Swiontek of Murata on the Architects of Modern Power
In this PSDcast, Charlie Swiontek of Murata talks to Alix Paulttre of Power Systems Design about the Architects of Modern Power consortium. Architects of Modern Power is a strategic partnership between CUI, Ericsson, and Murata that will enable the power design community to benefit from world-class technology innovation and unrivaled supply chain security.
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Alix Paultre
PSDcast - Eaton's Art Mulligan on Cloud infrastructures
In this PSDcast, Eaton's Art Mulligan talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on cloud infrastructures. For all the vaunted wireless functionality provided by the cloud, there needs to be a lot of hardware behind the scenes doing the heavy lifting. Eaton's PredictPulse is a a next-generation remote monitoring and management system that collects and analyzes data from connected power infrastructure devices to help reduce the risk of downtime.
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Sani Ronen of Microsemi
PSDcast - Sani Ronen of Microsemi on enabling wireless infrastructures
In this PSDcast, Sani Ronen of Microsemi talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on enabling wireless infrastructures. The challenges when moving to higher bandwidths and frequencies place pressure on the related systems involved. In order to enable enterprises to migrate to these higher levels of performance, standards, systems, and services must modernize and coordinate.
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Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment
PSDcast - Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment on grid-tied storage
In this PSDcast Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about grid-tied storage. The conversation covers ther recent Battery Show, Grid tied stationary energy storage for frequency response and load management, and how many small suppliers are focusing on battery subcomponents and their improvements.
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Vesa Jokitulppo of GE Industrial Solutions
PSDcast - Vesa Jokitulppo of GE Industrial Solutions on power design in the negative space
In this PSDcast, Vesa Jokitulppo of GE Industrial Solutions talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on power engineering. In today's engineering environment, space savings is among the strongest drivers. "Designing in the negative space" is a concept GE is pursuing to provide space-constrained mission-critical applications with end-to-end power solutions specifically designed to maximize uptime while improving energy efficiency.
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Nathan Tracy of TE Connectivity
PSDcast - Nathan Tracy of TE Connectivity on Open Compute Project hardware
In this PSDcast, Nathan Tracy of TE Connectivity talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the Open Compute project and the hardware infrastructures involved. The company recently designed a new family of bus bar clip and cable assemblies to meet the Open Compute Project (OCP) distribution architecture, providing a standardized platform for simple system designs.
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Linear's Alison Steer
PSDcast - Linear's Alison Steer on energy metering
In this PSDcast Alison Steer, Product Marketing Manager at Linear Technology, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the state of the art in energy metering. The company recently released the LTC2947, a 30A Power/Energy monitor with an integrated sense resistor that can measure current, voltage, power, charge, and energy with a ±30A current range.
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Akhil Docca of Future Facilities
PSDcast - Akhil Docca of Future Facilities on thermal simulation
In this PSDcast Akhil Docca of Future Facilities talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about thermal simulation, important in the light of the fact that power management and thermal management are directly related. Future Facilities' 6SigmaET has developed into a go-to tool in thermal simulation, and the company recently released updates including improved configuration of the simulation environment including altitude and solar radiation.
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Mike Demasi of Phononic
PSDcast - Mike Demasi of Phononic on advanced cooling technology
In this PSDcast Mike Demasi, Phononic's Vice President and General Manager of Cold Products, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about advanced cooling technology. Phononic is bringing medical facilities to the next level with eco-friendly refrigeration that meets exact precision temperature control requirements, the company can speak to why medical facilities must be equipped with "smarter" technology and sustainable capabilities.
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Neil Cannon of EnOcean
PSDcast - Neil Cannon of EnOcean on energy harvesting in smart devices
In this PSDcast,EnOcean's new President for North America, Neil Cannon talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about using energy harvesting technology to drive intelligent embedded systems. From wearables to smart lighting, the IoT will involve a lot of remote systems that may not have access to ready power. EnOcean recently released energy-harvesting wireless modules for 2.4 GHz BLE systems, complementing existing wireless technology on the sub 1 GHz band, and ZigBee wireless products on the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
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Diana Goehringer of TULIPP
PSDcast - Diana Goehringer of TULIPP on next-gen energy-efficient embedded image processing
In this PSDcast, Diana Goehringer of TULIPP talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about next-gen energy-efficient embedded image processing. TULIPP's focus is to develop a reference platform for vision-based system designers that defines a set of guidelines for the selection of relevant combinations of computing and communication resources to be instantiated in the platform, while minimizing energy resources and reducing development costs and time-to-market.
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Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design
PSDcast - Eaton's Jason Lee on supercapacitors
In this PSDcast Eaton's Jason Lee talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about supercapacitors and their expanding role in today's engineering systems. Eaton recently unveiled a family of 3V supercapacitors offering a 20% increase in power and one of the highest ESRs available.
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Mike Holt of gridComm
PSDcast - Mike Holt of gridComm on smart city development
In this PSDcast Mike Holt of gridComm talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about creating smart cities. Like most municipal infrastructures, any technology used must be accessable and scalable. gridComm transforms urban streetlights into dynamic, resource-efficient platforms by using proprietary sensors, providing a complete smart light solution that creates a network over a city's power lines.
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Tomas Moreno of Dialog Semiconductor
PSDcast - Tomas Moreno of Dialog Semi on wide-bandgap semiconductors
In this PSDcast Tomas Moreno of Dialog Semiconductor talks to Alix Paultre about wide-bandgap semiconductors. A disruptive technology finally becoming established in the marketplace, Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices will permanently change the industry. The company recently demonstratied its first GaN power IC product offering, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation's 650 Volt GaN-on-Silicon process technology.
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Mike Noonen, VP Sales and Business Development
PSDcast - Mike Noonen of Silego on advanced mixed-signal ICs
In this PSDcast Mike Noonen, Silego's VP Sales and Business Development, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the state of the marketplace in advanced mixed-signal devices. Silego has an intgeresting perspective on the space, as they recently shipped two billion units since the introduction of the pioneering Configurable Mixed-signal IC technology.
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Jörg Hantschel of Würth Elektronik eiSos
PSDcast - Jorg Hantschel of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos on wireless power
In this PSDcast Jörg Hantschel of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the state of wireless power development. Long ignored due to complexity, cost, and efficiency, wireless power transmission is starting to take off. Important for applications beyond the field of smartphone charging stations such as industrial and medical technology, Wireless power transmission is becoming a viable engineering alternative.
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Zentility co-founder Ryan Peusch
PSDcast - Ryan Peusch of Zentility on enterprise energy consumption
In this PSDcast Zentility co-founder Ryan Peusch talks to Power System Design's Alix Paultre about the ever shifting energy market and regulatory environment, and things businesses can do to mitigate their disruption. Zentility is Baltimore-based proprietary energy technology provider of an automated service (app and platform) that lowers businesses' cost of energy, provides energy rate automation, consumption management and bill analysis technology in one place.
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Matt Anderson of Arrow
PSDcast - Arrow's Anderson on Indiegogo, makers, and entrepreneurs
In this PSDcast, Arrow's Chief Digital Officer Matt Anderson talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about their collaboration with Indiegogo, and the impact the maker movement and community collaboration have on design and development. Entrepreneurs can apply for certification on the Indiegogo platform, where Arrow engineers will analyze the design and manufacturability of each application. Projects deemed "ready for manufacturing" will be denoted with official "Arrow Certified" badges on their Indiegogo campaign site and will also have access to logistical support from Arrow.
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Eric Glatfelter of ON Semi
PSDcast - Eric Glatfelter of ON Semi talks about Fairchild and other things
In this PSDcast Eric Glatfelter of ON Semiconductor talks about the Fairchild acquisition and other things going on in the electronics industry with Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design. The company recently completed its previously-announced $2.4 billion cash acquisition of Fairchild, and Eric talks about that and other things in both ON Semi's past and future.
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HITEC’s David Johnson
PSDcast - HITEC's David Johnson on backup power systems
In this PSDcast, HITEC's David Johnson talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the issues in the area of backup and uninterruptible power systems. Depending opn the processes involved, a power failure of any duration can cost thousands of dollars or more to a facility. The kind of UPS system one should use is mostly determined by the nature of the application, but constant (and high-quality) is a must-have for any facility involved in cost- and performance-sensitive processes.
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Jude Fischer (left) & Len Crane (right) of Coilcraft
PSDcast - Jude Fischer & Len Crane of Coilcraft on developing the next generation of EEs
In this PSDcast Jude Fischer & Len Crane of Coilcraft talk to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about education and creating the next generation of electronic and electric engineers. Among the different ways Coilcraft treis to help is by making it easy for students to get free samples of their parts, with RF and Power Magnetics Lab Kits and a wide variety of design tools to help students identify the best parts as their projects/designs become more advanced.
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Brian White of TrendPoint
PSDcast - Brian White of TrendPoint on smart power in data centers
In this PSDcast Brian White of TrendPoint talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the smart energy space and how it applies to data center efficiency. TrendPoint Systems designs and engineers flexible, scalable and cost-effective power metering devices for the critical facility, enabling customers to track power consumption, maximize uptime, and effectively manage power distribution assets across the facility.
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Guy Barnhart-Magen of Nation-E
PSDcast - Guy Barnhart-Magen of Nation-E on cybersecurity for smart buildings
In this PSDcast Guy Barnhart-Magen of Nation-E talks about cyber protection for smart buildings with Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design. Today, billions of smart devices interconnected through the Internet of Things (IoT). Smart buildings are facing significant threats that are exacerbated by two major factors: Firstly, the intricacy and interconnectedness of critical functions in smart buildings can possibly create a disastrous "domino effect" if attacked. Secondly, these risks are still not receiving enough attention or funding since they fall outside the scope of traditional IT.
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Tony Astley of GaN Systems
PSDcast - Tony Astley of GaN Systems on the future of the GaN marketplace
In this PSDcast Tony Astley, Director EMEA Sales Operations for GaN Systems, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the future of the GaN marketplace. Between the unstable nature of adoption of a disruptive technology to the more real-world issues of consolidation in the semiconductor industry, the GaN space is facing several challenges as well as opportunities as it matures.
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Michele Grieshaber of Silicon Labs
PSDcast - Michele Grieshaber of Silicon Labs on the state of the embedded electronics industry
In this PSDcast Michele Grieshaber, Chief Marketing Officer of Silicon Labs, talks to Alix Paultre about the situation electronic design engineers find themselves in today. There are so many pressures and demands on the designer to create devices and products that are not only state of the art in power management, functionality, and form factor, they must also provide connectivity to both other devices and the Cloud in order to compete in today's marketplace. Michele goes over some of the milestones in the history as seen through the lens of Silicon Labs' 20-year anniversary.
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Semitech CEO Zeev Collin
PSDcast - Semitech CEO Zeev Collin on next-gen smart wireless systems
In this PSDcast Semitech CEO Zeev Collin talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on next-gen smart wireless systems. Between the Smart Grid, Indutry 4.), and the Internet of Things, the issue isn't really what to call it but how to give devices and systems the wireless functinoality needed to acheive the lofty goals involved. Semitech creates semiconductor devices that enable the transformation of the electricity grid into a smart grid, homes into energy-aware "smart homes", and facilities into smart factories.
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Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard
PSDcast - Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard on smart green cities
In this PSDcast Jim Brainard, the six-term mayor of Carmel, Indiana, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the needs of municipalities as we move forward into a smart grid/smart city environment. A city with a population of 86,000,Carmel is a suburb of Indianapolis Carmel is leading in the efforts to make its systems green and renewable.
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Dwight Stewart of Igor Tech
PSDcast - Dwight Stewart of Igor Tech on smart lighting
Dwight Stewart, Founder & CTO of Igor Technology talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the exploding world of smart lighting. Smart lighting is far, far more than intelligent control, it can be the backbone of a building or facility's smart infrastructure for both monitoring and managment. Igor's innovative platform enables an unprecedented level of intelligent control over LED lighting systems in spaces of all sizes.
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Virgil Beaston of Powin Energy
PSDcast - Virgil Beaston of Powin Energy on batteries and renewable energy
In this PSDcast Virgil Beaston of Powin Energy talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about batteries and other renewable energy sources in the industry. Batteries are currently one of the bottlenecks in the wider expression of the Internet of Things, and creating better and smarter batteies are key. The company recently released a Battery Pack Operating System (bp-OS) for distributed energy storage systems and associated applications. The patented bp-OS utilizes a unique algorithm to actively and passively balance batteries down to the cell level, enabling the minimization of voltage differentials across all battery cells over the system's lifetime.
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Dan Carnovale of Eaton
PSDcast - Dan Carnovale of Eaton on their Experience Centers and Young Guns program
In this PSDcast Dan Carnovale of Eaton talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Deisgn about their Experience Centers and Young Guns program. It is pretty obvious that the electronics sector will need thousands of skilled workers to replace those who will be retiring the coming years, and is working to help train the future electrical engineers and electricians who will soon be taking the reins in the industry.
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Lorandt Fölkel of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos
PSDcast - Lorandt Fölkel of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos talks about Energy Harvesting
In this PSDcast Lorandt Fölkel of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos talks about Energy Harvesting with Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design. A very hot area of the industry, energy haervesting will empower devices from industrial sensors to advanced medical wearables. The company is currently partnering with (among others) Silicon Laboratories, Linear Technologies, und Dust Network in the creation of demonstration kits and reference designs to help move the industry along.
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EpiGaN’s CEO Marianne Germain
PSDcast - EpiGaN's Marianne Germain & Domenica Visalli on wide-bandgap semiconductors
In this PSDcast EpiGaN's CEO and co-founder Dr. Marianne Germain, and GaN Project Engineer and Quality Manager Domenica Visalli,Ph.D., talk to Alix Paultre of Power Systems design about the state of the market in wide-bandgap semiconductors. EpiGaN recently signed a global representation agreement for its 150mm and 200mm GaN on Si power semiconductor product solutions with SunEdison Semiconductor, a leading US manufacturer of Si substrates for semiconductor manufacturing.
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Matt Watson of Tanaka
PSDcast - Matt Watson of Tanaka on precious metals in electronics
In this PSDcast Matt Watson, Director of Business Development at Tanaka, a provider of precious metals and related services, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the use of exotic materials in applications from touchscreens to bond wires. Tanaka's precious metals serve the electronics marketplace with products that include numerous wet chemistries, precursors, evaporation materials, PVD sputter targets, conductive adhesives & Pastes, inks, solder materials, and 3D printing materials, as well and Bonding Wire.
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John Day of Anord
PSDcast - John Day of Anord on advanced power distribution
In this PSDcast John Day of Anord talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about critical power systems, and the need for advanced control and increased efficiency in data centers. The company recently unveiled the Anord Modular Product (AMP) Power Distribution Unit (PDU). This offering is presented as the most advanced power distribution solution available, enabling mission-critical facilities to improve safety, performance, management, and monitoring.
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Mauricio Esguerra of MAGMENT
PSDcast - Mauricio Esguerra of MAGMENT on their magnetizable concrete tech
In this PSDcast Mauricio Esguerra of MAGMENT talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on their magnetizable concrete technology. MAGMENT power inductors and transformers are based on a disruptive technology for both a novel material and an innovative magnetic design. The material is a patented concrete with magnetisable particles embedded in a cement matrix manufactured in a pressureless process.
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Keith Evans of USPEIC
PSDcast - Keith Evans of the PEIC on the state of the US power industry
In this PSDcast Keith Evans, CEO of Kyma Technologies and member of the US Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC), talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems DEsign about the state of the electronics industry and how it is dealing with disruptive technologies like wide-bandgap semiconductors. The PEIC is a national, industry-driven, membership based consortium comprised of OEMs, suppliers, researchers, and other stakeholders working to advance the power electronics industry in the U.S.
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Alex Lidow of EPC
PSDcast - Alex Lidow of EPC on the state of GaN development
In this PSDcast Alex Lidow, CEO and Co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the state of GaN development. Now that the industry has finally embraced what GaN can do with multiple vendors and solutions, we are now seeing real design-ins and products based on GaN power devices.
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Mark Moffat of Peregrine Semiconductor
PSDcast - Mark Moffat of Peregrine on their advanced GaN FET driver
In this PSDcast Mark Moffat, Peregrine Semiconductor's director of power management, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about wide-bandgap semiconductors and Peregrine's new GaN FET driver, the PE29100. Built on Peregrine's UltraCMOS technology, this new GaN driver empowers design engineers to extract the full performance and speed advantages from GaN transistors.
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Wenjun Sheng, CEO of Telink Semiconductor
PSDcast - Wenjun Sheng of Telink Semi on IoT connectivity
In this PSDcast Wenjun Sheng, CEO of Telink Semiconductor, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the infrastructure of the IoT, especially in the devices themselves. Connectivity is a part of the description of the IoT, yet device wireless protocols and systems are still in flux. Telink Semiconductor and IXYS recently partnered to target the IoT market, initially addressing Korea, Japan and Europe, combining IXYS' channels and sensor technologies, and Telink's unified IoT system-on-chip solutions.
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Francois Perraud of Panasonic
PSDcast - Francois Perraud of Panasonic on their wide-bandgap semiconductors
In this PSDcast, Francois Perraud of Panasonic's wide-bandgap semiconductor group talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems on their latest developments in the space. Now that Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride semiconductors are being developed for more and more application spaces, it is important to understand the differences between the types of devices used.
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Edward Kohler of Intersil
PSDcast - Edward Kohler of Intersil on the next generation of automotive systems
In this PSDcast Edward Kohler, Strategic Marketing Manager for Intersil, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the next generation of automotive systems. Once an area of relatively slow change and old-school thinking, vehicle electronic subsystems are under more pressure than ever before to provide the advanced functionalities today's consumers demand while still serving the automotive industry's demands for robust performance and long-term parts managment. Intersil recently unveiled the ISL78365 laser diode driver for automotive heads-up display (HUD) systems.
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Kevin Speer of Littelfuse
PSDcast - Kevin Speer of Littelfuse on their expanding semiconductor footprint
In this PSDcast Kevin Speer, Business Development Manager for Semiconductor Products at Littlelfuse, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about their relatively recent migration into semiconductor devices. In business for over 90 years in the fuses and circuit protection business, Littelfuse started with semiconductors focused on protection originally over a decade ago, and is now expanding their footprint in this dynamic sector.
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Subra Chandramouli of Lattice Semiconductor
PSDcast - Subra Chandramouli of Lattice Semi on mobile device image & display integration
In this PSDcast Subra Chandramouli, Director of Marketing, Mobile and Consumer Division at Lattice Semiconductor, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about integrating the various complex systems involved in a modern mobile device. The company recently announced the industry-first CrossLink programmable bridging device, that supports the leading protocols for mobile image sensors and displays, combining the flexibility and fast time to market of an FPGA with the power and functional optimization of an ASSP. The CrossLink device is a low cost video interface bridge with the highest bandwidth, lowest power and smallest footprint.
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Mike Bruno of Phononic
PSDcast- Mike Bruno of Phononic on next-gen thermal management
In this PSDcast, Mike Bruno, VP & General Manager, Electronics Cooling at Phononic, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about advanced cooling technologies and methodologies. With all of the pressure on power densities and shrinking package sizes, it is important to remember that managing heat generated by the system is more critical than ever.
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Pradeep Shenoy of Texas Instruments
PSDcast - Pradeep Shenoy of TI on the latest in board-level power
In this PSDcast Pradeep Shenoy of Texas Instruments talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the latest technologies in board-level DC/DC power systems. Between the often-conflicting requirements of power density, board real estate, and thermal management, today's engineer's are facing a daunting task.
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Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design
PSDcast - Eaton's Art Mulligan on their PredictPulse remote grid monitoring and management system
IN this PSDcast Eaton Product Line Manager Art Mulligan discusses their new PredictPulse Service with Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design. PredictPulse is a a next-generation remote monitoring and management system that collects and analyzes data from connected power infrastructure devices to help reduce the risk of downtime. The 24/7 remote monitoring solution allows IT and data center managers to view real-time power diagnostics from a secure online dashboard and mobile application.
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Patrick Le Fèvre of Powerbox
PSDcast - Patrick Le Fèvre of Powerbox on medical power systems
In this PSDcast, Patrick Le Fèvre of Powerbox talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about medical power systems and the current issues facing gthe design engineer. Connected devices in medical applications, some powered by harvesting energy, are very sensitive to radio interference and other electrical noise. The way we deal with power supplies and radio signals must be considered differently from our previous experiences, especially with medical equipment installed outside professional healthcare controlled environment.
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Lou Garofalo of NAI
PSDcast - Lou Garofalo of NAI on military power supplies
In this PSDcast Lou Garofalo, Product Manager of Power and Instrumentation for North Atlantic Industries (NAI), talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the demands involved in developing military power supplies. He discusses the need for more processing power and monitoring capabilities in power supplies for advanced weapons systems.
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Ranbir Singh of GeneSIC
PSDcast - Ranbir Singh of GeneSIC on their latest Silicon Carbide tech
In this PSDcast Dr. Ranbir Singh, founder of GeneSiC, talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about their position and products in the wide-bandgap semiconductor space. GeneSiC is a pioneer and little-known IP leader in Silicon Carbide technology, and their Silicon Carbide Junction Transistor (SJT) devices are "Super-High" current gain products in 1200 V - 10 kV ratings. He also talks about the future of the industry and the move towards 6-inch ingots and wafers.
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Robert DeRobertis of Vicor
PSDcast - Robert DeRobertis of Vicor describes their enhanced online design tool
In this PSDcast, Robert DeRobertis of Vicor talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the latestest updates to their online design tool at PCIM 2016. Enabling engineers to select components and simulate them online, the new additions to Vicor's PowerBench online design center include an interactive tool that equips power system designers to model the performance and power capability of Intermediate Bus Converters and BCM Bus Converters in application-specific thermal environments.
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