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Figure 1: Replacing conventional, discrete power conversion with power modules throughout the vehicle provides significant cost and weight savings in EVs

High-Density Power Modules Simplify and Downsize EV Power System Design

Greg Green, Director of Automotive Marketing, Vicor

The electrification of the automobile is presenting new challenges for power system designers in achieving the highest power density at the lowest weight possible, eliminating compromises in vehicle range and overall performance. Designers of power delivery networks (PDNs) are also tasked with designing safe, effici

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Date:

10/31/2024

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Optimizing EV On-Board Charger Protection: A Superior Solution

Michael Zimmermann, Littelfuse, Inc.

Traditional solutions, like NTC thermistors and standalone MOVs, often need more response time and reliability. This article explores how the SIDACtor+MOV combination offers a superior, cost-effective solution for safeguarding EV on-board chargers, providing faster response, lower clamping voltage, and enhanced du

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1: HPC devices for AI application demand a significant amount of power

Power Delivery Considerations for HPC/AI Devices

Simondavide Tritto, WW Performance Digital COE Manager, Advantest

With the insatiable need for more power, high-performance computing (HPC) products create challenges for test cells in delivering and managing high power during manufacturing test. According to data from Market.us, the global computing power market is forecasted to grow from $45.7 billion in 2023 to $8

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1: Unwanted harmonics can disrupt electrical systems, causing overheating, equipment damage and inefficiencies in energy transmission and consumption

Addressing Power Quality and EMC Together

Alexander Kamenka, Schaffner Industrial

When designers are working on developing new electronic products or components, they often struggle to consider the issue of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and what that means in terms of electromagnetic interference (EMI). The best way of tackling this problem is, of course, to incorporate filters into th

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Navigating Security Standards for Safer Product Design

Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

In the ever-evolving landscape of data security, electronics engineers face the daunting task of designing systems that not only stop sophisticated cyber threats but also comply with stringent legislative and regulatory frameworks. This challenging requirement stems from a highly dynamic cyber threat landscape, wi

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1: XP Power’s recently launched HPF3K0 delivers up to 3kW of power from a universal single-phase input with configurable single output voltages ranging from 24 to 60V

More Than Simply Volts and Amps

Hafiz Khalid, Product Marketing Director, XP Power

Over the years, increasing amounts of functionality and features have helped enhance the safety, performance, and reliability of power supplies. This article looks beyond the volts and amps to discuss how digital control and its programmability can benefit semiconductor manufacturing equipment designers. The semicondu

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1a: Edison

The Future of Powering the World

Alan Jay Zwiren, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microchip Power over Ethernet Business Unit

For those who have watched the TV series “The Big Bang Theory,” you may recall Sheldon’s character talking about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Their feud became known as the “War of Currents,” which occurred in the 1880s. Back then, as electricity was emerging as an essential se

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1: The LTM4607 power stage schematic

High-Current, High-Performance Buck-Boost Regulator

Ling Jiang, Wesley Ballar, Anjan Panigrahy, and Henry Zhang, Analog Devices

There are many applications with wide input and/or output voltage ranges, such as a battery-powered system. The power supply needs to regulate its output voltage while the input voltage can be lower or higher than the output voltage. A four-switch buck-boost topology can offer the highest efficiency and power den

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Date:

11/01/2024

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Figure 1: Gate driver’s MOSFET driving for turn-on/off operation and current path. The MOSFET model includes parasitic capacitances such as CGD and CGS, which must be charged and discharged

Maximize SiC MOSFET Performance with Optimized Gate Drivers

Bob Card, Marketing Manager, onsemi

Silicon MOSFETs and IGBTs have traditionally dominated the market for power electronic applications such as uninterruptible power supplies, industrial drives and pumps and electric vehicles (EVs). Market demand for smaller form-factors however, along with various pressures on designers to improve power efficiencies, ha

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Date:

11/01/2024