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Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

This article deals with fast recovery diodes (FRDs), which are tailored for high-speed IGBT applications, aiming to reduce oscillations, voltage…


IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

Engineered for modern wind converter applications, LV100 IGBT modules with SLC+ technology support high efficiency, improved power-cycling…


Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Learn how IceMOS Technology’s MEMS-based superjunction platform pushes power transistor limits, aiming to break the silicon barrier and surpass…


Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Learn why high-frequency SiC switching can distort EV inverter efficiency results and how a…


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Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

This article explores the role of Bidirectional functionality in enhancing Battery Energy Storage Systems' performance, reducing energy…


A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

This article discusses a novel current-sensing technology to address the challenges of shunt resistors and isolated modulators used in applications…


Third Generation SiC MOSFETs for Highly Efficient EV Drivetrains

Third Generation SiC MOSFETs for Highly Efficient EV Drivetrains

Learn how Bosch’s Gen3 SiC MOSFETs boost EV drivetrain performance. Its new trench architecture delivers 20% lower resistance and 10% lower…


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…


800 V SiC Power Module With Integrated Current Measurement

800 V SiC Power Module With Integrated Current Measurement

Take an integrated PCB-based power module and combine it with coreless current sensing. This story describes how it can deliver a compact,…


Modern AC Electric System Blackouts Hypothesis

Modern AC Electric System Blackouts Hypothesis

Growing renewable power sources—PV, WECS, EV charging—are changing the electric power system. This article investigates recent Southern…


Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 3: Emerging Trends

Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 3: Emerging Trends

This article provides analysis steps and implementation strategies for distributed energy resource behavior, transportation electrification, and…


Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 2: Topologies and Reliability

Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 2: Topologies and Reliability

Explore distribution topologies, from simple radial feeders to complex networks, and examine reliability metrics, common causes of outages, and…


Formic Acid Soldering: Enabling the Next Generation of Power Devices—Part 2

Formic Acid Soldering: Enabling the Next Generation of Power Devices—Part 2

In part 2, we focus on application considerations and take a deeper look at case studies for prevailing solder material alternatives, including…


Inside the Silicon Carbide JFET: Specs, Stability, and the New Performance Frontier

Inside the Silicon Carbide JFET: Specs, Stability, and the New Performance Frontier

Learn how SiC JFETs beat MOSFETs for next-gen power. They offer ultralow loss, superior stability, and rugged avalanche protection—critical for…


IGCT Platform for up to 8.5 kV and Advanced Turn-Off Current Capability

IGCT Platform for up to 8.5 kV and Advanced Turn-Off Current Capability

Learn how Hitachi Energy's IGCT platform scales to 8.5 kV. It provides high turn-off capability and supports cost-efficient system designs for…


Polycrystalline-SiC-Based Substrate Boosts Performance of SiC Power Devices

Polycrystalline-SiC-Based Substrate Boosts Performance of SiC Power Devices

Learn how SmartSiC technology using Smart Cut overcomes standard Silicon Carbide limitations, reducing CO2 emissions, boosting device efficiency…


High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

Power electronics plays a crucial role in modern temperature sensor systems, enabling efficient signal conditioning, energy management, and data…


Resilient Battery Energy Storage for Renewable-Rich Grids

Resilient Battery Energy Storage for Renewable-Rich Grids

Because their generation fluctuates, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have become essential for grid stability. Grid-supporting BESS must…


Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Learn how multiphysics-based digital twins are increasingly used to capture interactions in electrification applications, enabling more accurate…


Multilevel Topology for AI System Efficiency: Foundations for the Future

Multilevel Topology for AI System Efficiency: Foundations for the Future

Learn about ICERGi’s patented multilevel topology, digital control and gate drive solutions for powering AI, industrial, and EV charging…