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Technical Features
August 2011
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Figure 1: Measuring power-train efficiency in an electric vehicle, showing four DC measurements (1 to 4) with the corresponding mechanical power measurements (M1 to M4)
Anoop Gangadharan, Yokogawa Europe
In the rapidly evolving area of power electronics, the need for reliable testing to enhance safety, efficiency and performance has never been greater. In sectors as diverse as renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy-efficient technologies, changing application needs and evolving industry standards call
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Figure 1: Supply lines - eliminate loops and decouple at local boundaries
Paul Lee, Director of Engineering, Murata Power Solutions
International regulations regarding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) affect many aspects of circuit and system design. However, there are numerous techniques that can be applied to reduce both
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Figure 1: Structure of the SaberRD environment
Thorsten Gerke, Business Development Manager, Saber product line Synopsys Inc & Kurt Mueller, Business Development and Consulting Services Manager, Saber product line Synopsys Inc
Electrification is driving the need for comprehensive multi-domain system simulation in hybrid-electric and electric vehicles. A vehicle's power electronic components, coupled with the overall
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Figure 1: Typical positioning of high-voltage vehicle components
Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Harry Störzer Manager Application and Support IPETRONIK GmbH & Co.KG
Recent industry trends toward high-performance electric and hybrid vehicle (EHV) drives has created a whole new set of testing requirements.
New Drive Technologies, New Safety Requirements
New
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Figure 1: Ballast-Igniter Circuit
Evangelista Boni, Davide Montanari, Luca Caliari, Kemet Electronics Italy John Bultitude, Reggie Phillips, Mark Laps, Bill Sloka, William Buchanan, KEMET Electronics Corporation
High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps are superior replacements for conventional heated-filament headlamps that require about 25kV applied to the lamp electrodes to ionize the Xenon gas and
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Figure 1: The new innovative body architecture allows a significant wire harness reduction in comparison to today's architecture
Herbert Hopfgartner and Stefan Stoegner, Application Engineers, Infineon Technologies
One of the latest automotive design trends is LED lighting. LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are used for tail lights, interior lights such as ambient lighting, and LED front lights.
Front light
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Figure 1: The Die Free package resistances of different power semiconductor packages
Benjamin Jackson, Manager Automotive Power Switch, Product Management & Business Development, International Rectifier
The 2011 automotive year started with the Detroit Auto show where the new Chrysler 300 was launched, its headline, a 3.6l V6 engine delivering a whopping 292 hp (218 kW), 41 hp (31 kW) more than
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Table 1: Teseo-II Urban Canyon Performance
Jeff Wilson, Senior Staff Engineer, STMicroelectronics
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the general term for satellite tracking systems and covers GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS and Compass constellations.
Systems for urban canyon applications
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Figure 1: Boost Buck Structure
Jun Liu and Zaki Moussaoui, Intersil Corporation, Milpitas, CA
A main challenge for an automotive power system designer is to deal with the 12V car battery voltage fluctuations. The battery voltage can drop significantly during load crank.
This voltage
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Figure 1: Principle of Car Wiring Harness Pulse Immunity Test Using an ESD Simulator ("ESD Pulse Gun")
Stephan Gerlach, Senior Applications Engineer, Atmel, Heilbronn, Germany
System-level tests for EMC pulse immunity have been established in order to test the immunity of an electronic device or module against strong electromagnetic fields such as a close AM or FM transmitter
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Figure 1: Typical LTC3859A Start/Stop Application Schematic
Bruce Haug, Sr. Product Marketing Engineer, Power Products, Linear Technology
Many automotive manufactures have devised a clever way of saving fuel in automobiles by using a new concept called a "Start/Stop" system. This system automatically switches off the engine when
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Figure 1: Spectrum of a 250A DC charger used for testing G3-PLC operation
Jim LeClare, Principal Member of Technical Staff and Scot Robertson Executive Business Manager for Powerline Products, Maxim Integrated Products
Electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are building a viable market of mobile electrical energy consumers. New relationships between electricity providers (the utility
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