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BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

Under the agreement, announced March 3, McLaren Applied will supply an E-motor and its IPG5 SiC inverter to BAK, for use in its new über-luxury…


News Mar 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

Introduced March 2 at the UK’s Future Propulsion Conference 2022 (FPC2022), the inverter delivers 350 kW peak and 250 kW continuous for powering…


News Mar 15, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Protecting the Health of the Battery: The Importance of Rugged Design and the BMS

Protecting the Health of the Battery: The Importance of Rugged Design and the BMS

With the growing rise in the use of batteries for a range of applications, it is crucial that the battery is designed in a manner that protects the…


How To Design Reliable Multilevel Bridgeless Totem-pole PFC

How To Design Reliable Multilevel Bridgeless Totem-pole PFC

This article discusses key design guidelines to implement safe operating conditions for power switches, enabling delivery of higher reliability and…


Modified Standard, Semi-Custom and Full-Custom Designs

Modified Standard, Semi-Custom and Full-Custom Designs

RECOM offers over 25,000 standard portfolio DC/DC and AC/DC products, but still at times, a non-standard converter is needed. This article explores…


Eggtronic Unveils a New Demo Board Aimed at Streamlining the Design of Compact, Efficient 35 W Adapters and Chargers

Eggtronic Unveils a New Demo Board Aimed at Streamlining the Design of Compact, Efficient 35 W Adapters and Chargers

The new board employs the company’s proprietary EcoVoltas QuarEgg+ technology, and can be specified with either a GaN or Silicon FET.


Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components from 0.1A to 10kA

Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components from 0.1A to 10kA

Pulse measurement using the Power Choke Tester DPG10/20 series with IGBT power stages has prevailed over other measurement methods for inductance…


Snubber Network Choices, Design and Evaluation

Snubber Network Choices, Design and Evaluation

Power conversion circuits use snubber networks extensively to control voltage overshoots, improve efficiency and minimize EMI. This article…


Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

In this article we present the results of analysis of current requirements of traction converters powered by 750 V DC and 1500 V DC. Based on these…


Collaboration on SiC Power Stack Reference Design

Collaboration on SiC Power Stack Reference Design

E-mobility and renewable energy systems require power management solutions that drive performance and cost efficiencies in addition to speeding up…


Electric Vehicle Modeling Considerations

Electric Vehicle Modeling Considerations

In order to model any electric vehicle, three major parts should be taken into consideration: vehicle dynamics, transmission performance, and battery.


Analog Electronics Basics: An Overview of BiCMOS Operational Amplifiers

Analog Electronics Basics: An Overview of BiCMOS Operational Amplifiers

Learn about the operational amplifier, a device employed to perform a broad range of linear functions.


Next Generation Power Module Simulation Environment

Next Generation Power Module Simulation Environment

Design challenges for power modules can be solved by simulation. However, when there are multiple modules, topologies and components involved, is…


Improving Medical Grade Transformer Design

Improving Medical Grade Transformer Design

Given that the EU1 and FDA2 definitions of what constitutes a medical device encompass a large majority of medical products other than drugs, it is…


Powering the Energy Transition with Silicon Carbide and Wide Band-Gap Devices

Powering the Energy Transition with Silicon Carbide and Wide Band-Gap Devices

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is poised to transform the global power electronics industry as it makes increasing inroads into the market share of legacy…


Speeding up the Design of EMI Filters for Switch-Mode Power Supplies

Speeding up the Design of EMI Filters for Switch-Mode Power Supplies

Switch-mode power supplies are used throughout modern electronics systems mainly because of their high efficiency power conversion. One side effect…


Ford and Toyota Reveal EV Expansion Plans

Ford and Toyota Reveal EV Expansion Plans

Auto giants Ford and Toyota recently unveiled plans to make significant headway in the electric vehicle market.


News Nov 08, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Partner on Lithium-Ion Battery Production

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Partner on Lithium-Ion Battery Production

Automakers Stellantis and LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced they will create a joint venture aimed at producing lithium-ion batteries in North…


Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components

Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components

For inductance measurement on inductive power components, the innovative pulse measurement method of the Power Choke Tester DPG10/20 series, which…


Toshiba Unveils New Simulation Technology Accu-ROM to Reduce Semiconductor Verification Time

Toshiba Unveils New Simulation Technology Accu-ROM to Reduce Semiconductor Verification Time

Toshiba has recently developed a new model-based development (MBD) simulation technology that can reportedly reduce verification times for…