dSPACE recently complemented its product portfolio for the simulation of electric drives. The hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems from dSPACE now allow for the highly dynamic emulation of electric motor and battery components with voltages up to 800 V, which means that all drive components of hybrid and fully electric drives can be represented with a real […]
Development Tools
3-kW 3-phase PFC reference design uses SiC diodes and MOSFETs
Microsemi Corporation announced the availability of its new scalable 30-kilowatt (kW), three-phase Vienna power factor correction (PFC) topology reference design featuring its Silicon Carbide (SiC) diodes and MOSFETS. Developed in collaboration with North Carolina State University (NCSU), the scalable, user-friendly solution is ideally suited for fast electric vehicle (EV) charging and other high power automotive and industrial applications, providing customers with more efficient switching […]
Web-based tool simulates cooling applications to help select thermoelectric modules, thermoelectric assemblies, or liquid cooling systems
Laird has launched a comprehensive thermal management tool that helps engineers quickly select the optimum solution for their application. The Web-based Thermal Wizard employs proprietary application calculators to determine the optimal thermal management solutions at the thermoelectric module, thermoelectric assembly or liquid cooling system level. Building upon Laird’s popular AZTEC thermoelectric module (TEM) simulation software, the […]
Software performs early power grid integrity checks, static and dynamic power analysis
Synopsys, Inc., in collaboration with ANSYS, today announced the immediate availability of RedHawk Analysis Fusion, a complete in-design power integrity add-on solution for Synopsys IC Compiler II place-and-route system users. Synopsys brings to production a fully integrated rail analysis flow that leverages IC Compiler II’s best in-class power, performance, and area (PPA) with industry-standard RedHawk rail analysis from […]
Development system for wireless power also transfers data
Würth Elektronik eiSos and Infineon Technologies AG are offering a 200-watt development system, the 760308EMP-WPT-200W, for wireless power transfer. Unique to the development kit special is that the link between the transmitter and receiver coils can be used to transfer not only power but also data. The 760308EMP-WPT-200W development kit comprises a power supply, a […]
Free simulation software uses stored data to help select components
The REDEXPERT free simulation software package now permits LEDs, varistors and PFC coils to be selected in a practice-oriented way on the basis of the measurement data stored in the system. The tool’s redesigned user interface allows developers to select electronic components quickly and precisely based on numerous parameters and filter options. REDEXPERT was launched […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in December on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com Practical circuit problems – I tried to make an experiment with a “push-pull inverter” and it worked in simulation (software LTspice) […]
LiDAR Development Board delivers 5 nsec pulses using eGaN tech
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the availability of the EPC9126HC, a 100 V, 150 A high current pulsed laser diode driver evaluation board. In a LiDAR system, used to create 3-D maps for autonomous vehicle applications, speed and accuracy of object detection is critical. As demonstrated by this board, the rapid transition capability of […]
Efficient cooling for EV battery packs thanks to CFD
Advanced 1D and 3D computational fluid dynamics simulation techniques can help analyze the thermal properties of battery cooling packs powering electric vehicles. Doug Kolak, Boris Marovic, Steve Streater | Mentor, A Siemens Business The cooling system for an electrical vehicle’s battery pack is slightly less complex than that for a hybrid. It is generally a […]
Energy Harvesting Application Design Kit features low-loss passive components
AVX Corporation announces the limited release of its new Energy Harvesting Application Design Kit. The kit features a wide range of low-loss components hand-selected to provide engineers with ideal solutions for energy storage, blocking, IC support, output filtering, and external connections in thermoelectric generators, solar cells, piezoelectric devices, and micro wind turbines, including: MLCCs, supercapacitors, Schottky […]
