PSDcast
PSDcast (also known as Podcast) by Power Systems Design are moderated and produced by PSD's editorial staff.
PSDcast are audio interviews on relevant topics to the power electronics industry and are conducted with subject matter experts from the power electronics industry, academic institutions and relevant industry associations.
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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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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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