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Improving DC/DC Converter Design With SiC Power Modules

Improving DC/DC Converter Design With SiC Power Modules

Power-electronic-converter developers continuously strive for higher converter power densities at the highest efficiency. This has become even more…


DOE Pumps More Money Into EV Batteries, Offshore Wind, Minerals, R&D

DOE Pumps More Money Into EV Batteries, Offshore Wind, Minerals, R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy continues to ramp up its funding for renewable energy infrastructure, electric vehicle battery manufacturing,…


News Nov 01, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Bourns Design Boosts High-Power Shunt Resistor Accuracy in Current Sensing

Bourns Design Boosts High-Power Shunt Resistor Accuracy in Current Sensing

Bourns has added a third pin for supply ground and precision through-hole pin placement in its CSM2F Series, helping the accuracy of current…


new products Oct 29, 2022 by Mike Falter
Driving Lasers: Chasing the Speed of Light

Driving Lasers: Chasing the Speed of Light

As the level of automation increases in machines, detailed awareness of the surroundings becomes necessary. Time-of-flight-based 3D imaging systems…


Technical Articles Oct 27, 2022 by EPC
SMPD: Isolated Packaging to Exploit Advantages of SiC MOSFETs

SMPD: Isolated Packaging to Exploit Advantages of SiC MOSFETs

In the standard discrete packages of power semiconductors, application specific topology needs are not taken into consideration. On the other hand,…


Understanding Attenuation in Signal Transmission

Understanding Attenuation in Signal Transmission

Attenuation is the loss of signal strength of an electrical or networking system while in transmission. In this article, you will learn how to…


Migrating to an SF6-Free Future

Migrating to an SF6-Free Future

Here, EE Power talks to Morten Wierod, President of ABB’s Electrification Business, about how important it is to phase out switchgear that uses…


Calculating Load Profile

Calculating Load Profile

Load profile in power systems determines the approximate energy required by a system over a specific period. In this article, learn how to…


Digital Circuit Breaker Points to Energy Reliability Future

Digital Circuit Breaker Points to Energy Reliability Future

Industry 4.0 sensor integration and remote monitoring of the medium-voltage circuit breaker reduce the risk of outages by 30 percent.


new products Oct 24, 2022 by Mike Falter
Calculating Voltage Regulation in Transformers

Calculating Voltage Regulation in Transformers

Transformers experience losses that reduce voltage output at the secondary winding core. Here, you will learn about transformer voltage regulation…


Breakthroughs by NASA, Others Aim to Cut EV Charging Times

Breakthroughs by NASA, Others Aim to Cut EV Charging Times

Two landmark projects—one by NASA and Purdue University, another by Penn State and EC Power—stand to revolutionize electric vehicle technology…


News Oct 21, 2022 by Jay Miller
4th Generation SiC MOSFET in Totem Pole PFC for High-Performance SMPS

4th Generation SiC MOSFET in Totem Pole PFC for High-Performance SMPS

This article introduces a compact evaluation kit to demonstrate the performance of ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs in a state-of-the-art Totem…


SuperBattery Lowers Charging Times 80% in EV Mining Trucks

SuperBattery Lowers Charging Times 80% in EV Mining Trucks

The SuperBattery from Skeleton Technologies combines the characteristics of supercapacitors and batteries to help decarbonize heavy industry,…


News Oct 20, 2022 by Mike Falter
Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Pressure is on engineers to design AC-DC power supplies with improved efficiency and power density, while meeting standards for mains harmonic…


Delivery of Tesla Semis to Pepsi Shifts EV Tech Into Fast Lane

Delivery of Tesla Semis to Pepsi Shifts EV Tech Into Fast Lane

With the first Tesla Semi trucks arriving at Pepsi plants in California starting in December, the road ahead for electric trucks will become much…


News Oct 14, 2022 by Jay Miller
How Engineers are Adapting to the Chip Shortage

How Engineers are Adapting to the Chip Shortage

Supply chain disruptions mean demand for semiconductor chips outpaces available supply. Here’s what engineers can do about it.


PTVS Models Meet High Surge Current Protection Requirements in Smallest DFN Package

PTVS Models Meet High Surge Current Protection Requirements in Smallest DFN Package

Bourns’ recently announced Power Transient Voltage Suppressor (PTVS) diode devices in the industry’s first SMT DFN packaging, putting surge…


new products Oct 13, 2022 by Bourns
CAN-to-fiber Converters Extend Transmission Range of EV Charging Data

CAN-to-fiber Converters Extend Transmission Range of EV Charging Data

Fiber networks allow electric vehicle and industrial CAN bus data to be transmitted at higher rates and over longer ranges.


new products Oct 12, 2022 by Mike Falter
An In-depth Comparison of HVDC and HVAC

An In-depth Comparison of HVDC and HVAC

HVDC and HVAC are two different technologies with the same purpose, but each is used in different situations. HVDC and HVAC complete each other to…


Battery Sizing Explained

Battery Sizing Explained

This article will make battery sizing an easy task for engineers.