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Solving SiC Power Component Size Challenges in xEV Inverters

Solving SiC Power Component Size Challenges in xEV Inverters

Silicon carbide power components are increasingly popular in electrical drive systems, but achieving low losses in a compact size can be difficult.


Breakthroughs in Diamond, EV, and Sodium-Ion Batteries

Breakthroughs in Diamond, EV, and Sodium-Ion Batteries

Battery technology advancements could increase battery life and durability.


tech insights Jan 28, 2025 by Jake Hertz
SiC Wafer & Epitaxy Advances Enable Affordable Power Semiconductors

SiC Wafer & Epitaxy Advances Enable Affordable Power Semiconductors

Improvements in SiC wafering and epitaxy manufacturing challenges are delivering affordable, high-efficiency power semiconductors.


Tesla, Musk, Trump and EVs: How Will It Work?

Tesla, Musk, Trump and EVs: How Will It Work?

Part 3 of this three-part series examines Elon Musk and Tesla’s possible influence on electric vehicle policies during a second Donald Trump term.


Renewable Grid Capacity: Overcoming Transmission Challenges

Renewable Grid Capacity: Overcoming Transmission Challenges

Renewable energy projects wait months for grid connection, partly due to inadequate transmission lines and other infrastructure. Can UHV and HVDC…


3 Alternatives: Energy Storage Options Move Beyond Lithium

3 Alternatives: Energy Storage Options Move Beyond Lithium

Alternate materials could provide cheaper, more sustainable, and longer-lasting batteries


tech insights Jan 22, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Full Potential: Is 2025 the Year for GaN?

Full Potential: Is 2025 the Year for GaN?

Tech giants like Intel and Infineon unveiled significant developments in gallium nitride technology in 2024.


tech insights Jan 22, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Power Stack Reference Design for Inverter-Based Resources

Power Stack Reference Design for Inverter-Based Resources

This article examines the reference design of a power stack designed by electrothermal simulation and presents the experimental results supporting…


8k Designs! MIT Data Uses AI, ML to Optimize Electric Vehicles

8k Designs! MIT Data Uses AI, ML to Optimize Electric Vehicles

MIT’s DrivAerNet++ offers thousands of 3D car designs with aerodynamic data to empower manufacturers to innovate and release more sustainable…


tech insights Jan 21, 2025 by Jack Shaw
Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

Startup Coreshell Technologies has outpaced Tesla’s efforts to integrate metallurgical silicon into electric battery anodes.


News Jan 20, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Debunking 3 Myths About Aluminum Nitride in Electronics

Debunking 3 Myths About Aluminum Nitride in Electronics

Aluminum nitride is an attractive alternative for next-gen power electronics, such as electric vehicles and renewable energy systems, but myths…


Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

SunTrain is developing freight trains equipped with lithium iron phosphate battery storage to transport renewable energy across existing rail…


News Jan 16, 2025 by John Nieman
3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

This article highlights the applications, features, and functionality of three types of PV systems: day-use-only, DC with storage, and DC powering…


SiC Success: How Will It Advance in 2025?

SiC Success: How Will It Advance in 2025?

SiC substrates and products showed tremendous performance in 2024. Will the trend continue in 2025?


tech insights Jan 14, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Comparing Carrier-Based PWM Techniques in High-Voltage Inverters

Comparing Carrier-Based PWM Techniques in High-Voltage Inverters

This article explores the potential of carrier-based pulse width modulation techniques such as sawtooth, triangular, and sinusoidal, and examines…


Can Metal-Organic Frameworks Solve Hydrogen Problems in 2025?

Can Metal-Organic Frameworks Solve Hydrogen Problems in 2025?

Researchers suggest using metal-organic frameworks could make hydrogen storage safer and more practical.


tech insights Jan 13, 2025 by Jake Hertz
EVs Expand With GaNPower and Next-Gen Batteries

EVs Expand With GaNPower and Next-Gen Batteries

Advancements in electric vehicles include GaN power devices, heavy-duty truck manufacturing, and next-generation lithium-sulfur batteries.


News Jan 11, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Engineering Jobs Expected to Grow in All Sectors in 2025

Engineering Jobs Expected to Grow in All Sectors in 2025

Power engineers remain in high demand in 2025, with openings in conventional and cutting-edge technologies.


Will 2025 Be a ‘Solid’ Year for EV Batteries?

Will 2025 Be a ‘Solid’ Year for EV Batteries?

Advances in solid-state batteries could reduce size, weight, range anxiety, and safety concerns in future electrical vehicles.


tech insights Jan 09, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Will EVs Flourish or Flounder in the Next 4 Years?

Will EVs Flourish or Flounder in the Next 4 Years?

Part 2 of this three-part series evaluates how policy changes in Washington, D.C., could affect electric vehicle technology and supply chains.