EPC announces the availability of the EPC9170, a 2 kW, two-phase 48 V – 14 V bidirectional converter that operates with 96.8% peak efficiency in a small footprint. The board features the ePower 100 V, 65 A integrated circuit chipset. The chipset includes the EPC23101 eGaN IC plus EPC2302 eGaN FET for a solution capable […]
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Demo board converts 12 Vdc to 500-W 48 Vdc
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9166, a 500 W DC-DC demo board that converts a 12 V input to 48 V output. The EPC9166 demo board demonstrates the Renesas ISL81807 80 V two-phase synchronous boost controller with the latest generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from EPC to achieve greater than 96.5% efficiency in a 12 […]
Chipset handles 48-V DC-DC conversion in high-density computing, BLDC motor drives
EPC announces the introduction of a 100 V, 65 A integrated circuit chipset designed for 48 V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications and in 48 V BLDC motor drives for e-mobility, robotics, and drones. The EPC23101 eGaN IC plus EPC2302 eGaN FET offers a new ePower Chipset capable of a maximum withstand voltage […]
Book review: GaN Power Devices and Applications, (published by Power Conversion Publications) edited by Alex Lidow, First Edition
Alex Lidow’s latest book provides an update on gallium-nitride technology and applications. Lidow, CEO and co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) and the former CEO of International Rectifier, is actually the book’s editor: besides Lidow, there are 27 other contributors. Lidow says there’s a need for this book because of the numerous advances in GaN […]
BLDC motor drive inverter board features 2.2-mΩ RDS(on), 80-V eGaN FET
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9145, a 1 kW, 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC2206 eGaN FET. The EPC9145 demonstration board is a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter board featuring the 2.2 mΩ maximum RDS(on), 80 V maximum device voltage EPC2206 eGaN FET. This board is tailored to e-bikes, eMotion, drones, and […]
Bidirectional 48-12-V two-phase converter demo board targets mild-hybrid vehicle apps
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9163, a 2 kW, two-phase 48 V – 12 V bidirectional converter that operates with 96.5 % efficiency in a very small footprint. The design of this demonstration board is scalable; that is, two converters can be paralleled to achieve 4 kW or three converters can be paralleled to […]
Reverse-boost converter. excels in high-efficiency light-load apps
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9162, a bi-directional buck or reverse-boost converter. This demonstration board features the 100 V EPC2052 for the synchronous converter and the EPC2038 in the synchronous bootstrap FET circuit. The EPC9162 is by default programmed as a boost converter operating at 12 V input to 60 V/50 W output. However, […]
Tiny eGaN FETs target BLDC motor drives, Lidar apps
EPC advances the performance capability while lowering the cost for off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of EPC2065 and EPC2054. The EPC2065 is an 80 V, 3.6 mΩ, 221 Apulsed eGaN FET in a 7.1 mm2 chip-scale package. The small size and superior efficiency reduce overall power system size and weight and make it […]
GaN transistors, ICs feature radiation hardening
EPC announces the introduction of a new family of radiation-hardened gallium nitride transistors and integrated circuits. With higher breakdown strength, faster-switching speed, higher thermal conductivity, and lower on-resistance, power devices based on GaN significantly outperform silicon-based devices. The lower resistance and gate charge enable faster power supply switching frequencies resulting in higher power densities, higher […]
Compact dc/dc converters provide up to 12 kW/600 A for off-road apps
With its new VALUE DC-DC product line, BrightLoop Converters is aiming to democratize access to performance and offer a range of converters dedicated to off-highway and commercial vehicles. The French player in power electronics is teaming up with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) to deliver the upcoming VALUE product line. BrightLoop Converters has gained experience from […]
