Latest Automotive Technical Articles

Achieving True Verification of Interoperability in Worldwide EV Standards

Utilizing Fuses for Overcurrent Protection

This article highlights Types of Fuses that are overcurrent protection devices with a fusible link that melts and opens a circuit when an overload…

Bidirectional Wireless EV Charging and Smart Grid Integration

This article highlights Finepower

Grounding and Bonding to Prevent Static Electricity in the Petroleum Industry

Learn how to prevent the threats of static electricity in flammable gas and vapor-laden atmospheres.

An Introduction to TRIAC Basics

Learn about the triode for alternative currents (TRIAC), including its construction, circuit characteristics, applications, and testing procedures.

The Hazards and Applications of Static Electricity

In this article, learn about conditions that increase electrostatics, where static buildup can occur, its dangers, ways to mitigate the risk, and…

Reducing Size, Noise, and Field Failures of Transportation APUs

Designers are finally able to extract disruptive system-level benefits of SiC technology to shrink the size, noise, and field failures of auxiliary…

The Fundamentals of Electrostatics

Learn about the basics of static electricity, what it is, and its generation processes.

Pulse Current Systems up to 35kA

This article introduces pulse current systems up to 35kA and offers applications and technical descriptions.

Active and Passive Battery Pack Balancing Methods

There are a variety of ways to keeps a battery pack properly balanced. This article introduces the concept of active and passive cell balancing and…

Understanding the Role of Cell Balancing in Battery Packs

When a battery pack is designed using multiple cells in series, it is essential to design the system such that the cell voltages are balanced in…

Operating Flying-Capacitor Boosters

This article describes the operation and behavior of the three-level flying-capacitor booster.

What is a FinFET?

This article explores FinFET structure, their uses in a variety of applications, and the advantages and disadvantages they have over MOSFETs.

Understanding the Design, Implementation, and Topologies of Integrated Magnetics

This article explores the design insights for integrated magnetics, implementation of components, and how integrated magnetics serve as a building…

Tips for Using LTspice for Power Circuit Design

The article introduces the typical power circuits design flow and shows how the use of a simulator can provide great benefits.

Selecting and Operating Switching Power Transistors: SiC Components

In this third article of the series, we will look at SiC power transistors. 

Identifying PMSM Motor Parameters with a Power Analyzer

This article introduced a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters with a power analyzer easily yet with a high degree of precision.

Success Factors of EMC in the Design Phase

This article discusses electromagnetic compatibility and how it can prove difficult for developers and project managers.