Technical Features

January 2024

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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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Figure 1: Inductor Performance Analysis

Coilcraft MAGPro

Len Crane, Senior Technologist

Design engineersuse analysis tools long before going to the bench to assemble any hardware. Experienced designers know that the best tools provide more efficient designs in the shortest possible time, and the way to be the first to market with the best converter often comes down to simply “get it right the fir

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Date:

01/31/2024

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Figure 1. A typical multi-component wired BMS network (left) and the simpler arrangement made possible by wBMS technology (right)

Enabling Smarter Battery Ecosystem Solutions

Stephan Prüfling, and Norbert Bieler, Analog Devices, Inc.

Most current generation electric vehicles (EVs) are still considered as expensive or less attractive when compared to conventional combustion engine cars. Consequently, cost reduction and improved performance are key to ensure a successful and sustainable market growth. Reduction of size, weight, and cost impacts th

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Date:

01/01/2024

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Welcome to the Batterycene

Julian Skidmore, Senior Firmware Engineer, Versinetic

With lithium prices at a high and abundant claims of exploitation and environmental damage from EV minerals, many people wonder if the rEVolution will stall or whether it’s even ethically and economically worth it. That’s not true; instead, we’re entering the age of batteries: welcome to the Batteryce

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Date:

01/01/2024

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Figure 1: The resonant circuit in an LLC converter

Three-Phase LLC DC-DC Converters - the Unsung Heroes of the Transition to 'More Electric Aircraft'

Henri Huillet, Chief Executive Officer at GAIA Converter

Meeting the stringent EMI requirements imposed by MEA applications can be challenging. In this article, Henri Huillet, Chief Executive Officer at GAIA Converter examines how three-phase, LLC DC-DC converters can offer an effective solution. Drawing upon a recent time domain analysis conducted by GAIA Converter an

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Date:

01/01/2024

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Figure 1: Nordic Semiconductor Power Profiler Kit II (PPK2). (Source: Mouser Electronics)

Design Optimization Minimizes Battery Environmental Impact

Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

For many of the essential green technologies, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and solar and wind power infrastructure, we rely on one vital component: batteries. But this comes at a cost to the earth, as raw materials must be mined. Alternative storage methods, such as more effective solid-state batteries and gravi

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Date:

01/01/2024

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NEC Introduces New Standards in Surge Protection

Graciela Saldua-Price, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, TDK Electronics

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has released its updated revision (2023) of the National Electric Code (NEC). These changes ensure engineers and electricians stay compliant and maintain safety practices. The NFPA releases new changes and revisions every three years to keep up with the latest technologies an

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Date:

01/01/2024

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Figure 1. KOHLER’s Conscious Care maintenance program enables an operating method that allows more sustainable procedures, significantly cutting fuel costs over the long term and supporting more simplified maintenance operations

Save Money, Cut Emissions: How Improving Generator Maintenance Reduces Cost of Ownership

Justin Loritz, Product Manager Large DieselPower Systems at Kohler

If a generator isn't getting used day by day, it still needs to be run regularly as part of its maintenance program. Sometimes this exercise run is required by legislation, and sometimes the operators undertake it to give themselves peace of mind. They want to make sure that, when there's a loss of pow

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Date:

01/01/2024