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A Three-Phase GaN QFN Module for High Power-Density Motor Drives

A Three-Phase GaN QFN Module for High Power-Density Motor Drives

The EPC91132 evaluation board is a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter board featuring the EPC33110 module, which integrates three monolithic gallium…


An Enhanced TO-247 Package Significantly Lowers SiC MOSFET Temperature

An Enhanced TO-247 Package Significantly Lowers SiC MOSFET Temperature

ISOMOS from Analog Power Conversion, LLC, (APC-E)/Luminus [1] improves on the thermal performance of the popular TO-247 package used in many…


GaN Motor Drive Evaluation Boards: EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202

GaN Motor Drive Evaluation Boards: EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202

Engineers need practical tools for evaluating GaN motor inverter architectures. The boards described in this article, EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202,…


Enabling High Efficiency: Gate Driver ICs for Automotive Traction Inverters

Enabling High Efficiency: Gate Driver ICs for Automotive Traction Inverters

E-mobility is driving significant demand for power electronics, particularly inverters. High-performance power modules help ensure efficient designs.


Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Learn how Slew Rate Control (SRC) gate drive optocouplers mitigate high dv/dt from PWM in VSDs, reducing motor overvoltage, EMI, and power loss,…


Gen 4 Technology Platform Delivers “Flexibility Without Compromise”

Gen 4 Technology Platform Delivers “Flexibility Without Compromise”

To learn about Wolfspeed’s Gen 4 technology, we talked to Elif Balkas, the company’s CTO and a Ph.D in materials science.


dV/dt Validation in Motor Drives

dV/dt Validation in Motor Drives

dV/dt validation in the motor drives can be applied both during the development process in the lab as well as directly on the end application with…


SiC-Based E-Fuses vs. Traditional Fuses: A Modern Comparative Analysis

SiC-Based E-Fuses vs. Traditional Fuses: A Modern Comparative Analysis

Electronic circuit interruption solutions protect the wiring and limit short-circuit let-through current and energy delivered to a faulted load.…


System Solution Guide: Traction Inverters

System Solution Guide: Traction Inverters

This comprehensive guide examines both SiC and IGBT technologies for traction inverter…


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Total Cost of Ownership in SiC Motor Drives—the Big Picture

Total Cost of Ownership in SiC Motor Drives—the Big Picture

This article examines the technical benefits and total cost of ownership of SiC in two types of motor drive applications.


Variable Frequency Drives: Managing Network Outage Responses

Variable Frequency Drives: Managing Network Outage Responses

Even with the most reliable networks, network outages are inevitable for a host of reasons, and managing these outages in VFD systems becomes…


Selecting Motor Controllers

Selecting Motor Controllers

Learn how to select the right motor controller for your application.


Mitigating Motor Drive Risks: The Critical Role of Gate Driver Isolation

Mitigating Motor Drive Risks: The Critical Role of Gate Driver Isolation

This article will focus on how a single-point power supply failure can lead to uncontrolled movements and examine how the robust construction of…


Navigating Stepper Motor Drive Design

Navigating Stepper Motor Drive Design

Designing stepper motor drives requires careful consideration of several key factors. This article will help you navigate these considerations and…


Pulse Width Modulation vs. Sinusoidal Control in Stepper Motors

Pulse Width Modulation vs. Sinusoidal Control in Stepper Motors

The article examines pulse width modulation and sinusoidal control methods in stepper motors.


ICS Performance Opens New Perspectives for System Design

ICS Performance Opens New Perspectives for System Design

Here are four reasons integrated current sensors should be considered where accurate control, efficiency, and protection are essential.


Choosing the Correct Current Value to Design Motor Circuits

Choosing the Correct Current Value to Design Motor Circuits

Learn about using the correct current values when designing and calculating motor circuits.


Optimization of GaN-Based Inverters for BLDC Motor Drives

Optimization of GaN-Based Inverters for BLDC Motor Drives

Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices allow an increase in the switching frequency of power converters and a reduction of the dead time; such…


Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives

Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives

Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives


Improving Performance With Monolithic GaN Integration While Reducing Size, Cost

Improving Performance With Monolithic GaN Integration While Reducing Size, Cost

This article will examine the advantages of gallium nitride heterojunction field effect power transistors in the 15 V to 350 V range in…