Automotive & Transportation

    November 2023
    An Integrated Solution to Li-ion Battery Management

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    Figure 1: Some battery chemistries compared

    This article discusses the issue and describes cost-effective integrated solutions that can also add extra user benefits, including state-of-charge and state-of-health monitoring. Going back in history, perhaps hundreds of chemistries have been proposed for batteries. These have ranged from the original copper,
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    Date:
    11/30/2023
    PSDcast – AI and Smart Traffic Lights

    Telit’s Head of Marketing Strategy Joe Braga

    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.
    Date:
    11/09/2023
    Could 2030 be

    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) believes we’ll reach “the beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by the end of the decade. After that, fossil fuel will enter a permanent decline and eventually disappear almost entirely. But what’s so special about 2030 and how realistic is it? Le
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    Date:
    11/01/2023
    Silicon Carbide Enables PFC Evolution

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    Figure 1: These technologies all have their strengths and application areas in which they fit the best.

    The move to electric drive by the automotive industry has recently driven growth in SiC use as well as in design engineer attention toward the benefits of the technology in wider application areas.   Selecting a device technology  No matter what the application, every power supply desi
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    Date:
    11/01/2023
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