Here are the power electronics features that got the most interest from readers in 2017. Teardown: Inside Ikea’s smart LED bulb As smart LED bulbs go, this one is pretty simple. It doesn’t incorporate any sort of smartphone app and can’t be controlled over the Internet, like some other smart bulbs […]
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How to hot plug sequence your BMS cell connections
By Robert Grist, Intersil, a Renesas Company Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are used in a wide variety of portable system applications, including vacuum cleaners, lawn equipment, handheld power tools, e-bikes, and energy storage systems. Li-ion batteries are smaller, weigh less, and deliver longer battery life than other battery chemistries, but require monitoring and protection for safe […]
3D electromagnetic simulation software brings more accurate S parameter estimation
Remcom announces circuit co-simulation and expanded signal integrity capabilities in the latest update to XFdtd 3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software. Circuit co-simulation facilitates a more realistic analysis of device performance by including imported circuit components within the electromagnetic simulation. The schematic for a desired component may be imported into XF via a netlist file, with support for SPICE […]
SoC power management chips coordinate power use among 256 controllers
Sonics, Inc., today introduced ICE-G3™, the second product in the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) family based on the ICE-Grain Power Architecture™. ICE-G3 includes all of the on-chip power management capabilities of ICE-G1™ EPU with the addition of a key new component called the cluster controller. The cluster controller supports definition of complex power states at […]
Top power electronics threads on EDAboard.com – December
(editor’s note: Intrigued by these power electronics problems? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the power electronics forum thread.) Designing adjustable voltage SMPS – I am planning to make an adjustable voltage SMPS. How do I […]
Better thermal design means better efficiency
The strategic use of computational fluid dynamics can speed the development of high-tech products. BORIS MAROVIC, JOHN PARRY MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP. TRADITIONALLY, analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) took place late in the design process once changes to part geometries had pretty much stopped. But CFD is starting to be applied at earlier stages of […]
Spice sims handle 16FFC FinFET and 7-nm FinFET processes
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced further enhancements and optimizations for various products within the Calibre® Platform, and Analog FastSPICE (AFS™) Platform, as well as the completion of further certifications and reference flows for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) 16FFC FinFET and 7nm FinFET processes. Moreover, the Calibre offering has been extended on additional […]
Top power electronics threads on EDAboard.com – August
(editor’s note: Intrigued by these power electronics problems? Have a question or optional solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the forum thread.) IGBT circuit problems – I have some doubts on a result I’ve obtained. I’m using a circuit, as […]
Oztek to showcase OZip, an intelligent power module
Oztek Corp will exhibit at APEC 2016 – Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition on March 21-24, 2016, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. OZTEK’s booth number is 1652. Oztek will showcase their OZip, Intelligent Power Module, which elevates integrated power to the next level. While others claim Intelligent Power, OZip […]
Thermoelectric Module simulation software shortens design time
Global technology leader Laird has updated and enhanced the AZTEC™ thermoelectric module (TEM) simulation program algorithms to further reduce thermal design time. The AZTEC product selection tool allows design engineers to specify a given set of input variables based on application attributes and the software analysis outputs optimal TEMs for examination. The advanced program enables […]
