Texas Instruments introduced fully tested reference designs for battery management and traction inverter systems, along with new analog circuits with advanced monitoring and protection features to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and enable hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles (HEV/EVs) to drive farther and longer. Scalable across six to 96-series cell supervision circuits, TI’s new battery […]
SMD gate-drive transformers target battery management tasks
TT Electronics announced the introduction of its HA42A and HA86A Series gate drive transformers for the automotive and industrial markets. These miniature surface mount design (SMD) solutions are ideal for high-efficiency Battery Management System applications where size and reliability are critical. HA42A and HA86A gate drive transformers are used in space-constrained scenarios to deliver controlling pulses […]
Thermal energy harvesting power cells licensed for use in quartz watches
QuantumDrive, LLC has signed an exclusive license with Face International Corporation for the use of Face’s patented Evercell thermal energy harvesting devices in self-powered quartz watches. Evercell power cells provide continuous power to quartz watches for their entire lives, eliminating the need for batteries. This is the first license to Evercell technology that Face has granted. […]
Onboard battery charger revs up HEV and EVs
Bel Power Solutions today announced the BCN25-700-8, a 25 kW onboard battery charger that converts 3-phase AC voltage to DC voltage. The enclosure is made of aluminum alloy and is liquid-cooled. Providing 25 kW of output power for a single unit, and up to 100 kW of output power for 4 units, the BCN25 has […]
Automotive-grade SiC MOSFETs target on-board chargers, dc/dc converters
ROHM today announced the addition of 10 new automotive-grade SiC MOSFETs. The introduction of the SCT3xxxxxHR series allows ROHM to offer the industry’s largest lineup of AEC-Q101 qualified SiC MOSFETs that provide the high reliability necessary for automotive on board chargers and DC/DC converters. In recent years an increasing number of automotive makers are offering electric vehicles in […]
EV charger reference design employs GaN for 3 kW/L power density
VisIC Technologies, Ltd announced the availability of its On-Board-Charger (OBC) reference design for the fast-growing Electrical Vehicle (EV) market. The 6.7kW OBC features a size and weight of only 2.3L and 4.5kg respectively, providing close to 3kW/L power density and proving the disruptive capability of GaN switches. This is 3 x better power density compared […]
USB Type-C connector focuses on power charging
Global Connector Technology (GCT) launches the USB4085, a USB Type-C connector specifically aimed for power charging designs. “There is a rise of devices requiring change only functionality,” says Paul Hulatt, GCT Product Manager. “A good example is consumer technology, such as headphones and speakers, which are quickly moving to wireless data transfer. Since its introduction […]
Maximizing efficiency and safety with rechargeable batteries
Some rechargeable lithium battery chemistries need more TLC than others when it comes to safety precautions. TOM BLAHA, MEMORY PROTECTION DEVICES RECHARGEABLE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY has come a long way, continually boosting performance with fewer annoying memory effects that severely limited the useful operating life of earlier generation cells. The most common rechargeable battery chemistries commercially […]
Intelligent Power Modules for on-board charging 40% smaller than discrete options
ON Semiconductor’s new automotive FAM65xxxx Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs) offer class-leading power density and improve overall performance in on-board charging (OBC) and other high-voltage DC-DC conversion applications for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The FAM65xxx APM16-packaged devices offer a fully-featured, integrated solution that eases design-in for automotive customers with one device outline covering H-Bridge, […]
Power Integrated Modules target 30KW & 50KW inverters
ON Semiconductor has launched new Power Modules that offer excellent energy efficiency, reliability and performance in highly integrated and compact packaging, adding to the company’s already robust portfolio of power semiconductor devices. Traditionally, power stages in applications such as solar power inverters, UPS inverter stages and industrial variable frequency drives (VFD) have been built from […]
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