MOSFET devices should improve figures of merit. A new cell design exploring a three-dimensional charge compensation fits the bill.
March 12, 2024 by Elvir Kahrimanovic
Here are four reasons integrated current sensors should be considered where accurate control, efficiency, and protection are essential.
January 25, 2024 by Charles Flatot-Le Bohec
Modern agricultural techniques have been revolutionized by the integration of unmanned aerial vehicle drones, which are low-voltage…
December 13, 2023 by Federico Unnia
Learn about using the correct current values when designing and calculating motor circuits.
November 30, 2023 by Lorenzo Mari
An experimental approach to investigate the impact of higher switching frequencies on the inverter and motor efficiency using SiC and GaN
October 17, 2023 by Guilherme Bueno Mariani
Battery-powered industrial vehicles such as forklifts, manual handlers, or warehouse automatic vehicles require high-current inverters to drive the…
October 12, 2023 by Marco Palma
Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices allow an increase in the switching frequency of power converters and a reduction of the dead time; such…
October 01, 2023 by Federico Unnia
Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives
In partnership with Richardson Electronics
This article will examine the advantages of gallium nitride heterojunction field effect power transistors in the 15 V to 350 V range in…
June 30, 2023 by Stephen Colino
High functional integration and power density are at the foundation of our energy-efficient, cost-effective power modules for motor drives tailored…
May 23, 2023 by Michele Portico
This article reviews the types and operation of stepper motor drive circuits used in precise positioning and control applications. It examines…
May 16, 2023 by Bob Odhiambo
The challenge of IGBT module paralleling is to understand the necessary de-rating of power converters under consideration of different module…
February 27, 2023 by Nils Soltau
It is difficult to optimize the switching performance of IGBTs with only one fixed value for the gate resistor. The use of two-level slew-rate…
January 19, 2023 by Wolfgang Frank
Navitas’ GaNSense technology provide size and loss savings to enable integration of the inverter with the motor.
December 21, 2022 by Alfred Hesener
This article makes the selection and sizing of the star-delta motor starter parts very easy. Here you will learn how to select and size the fuse,…
December 02, 2022 by Simon Mugo
So far, the evolution of integrated current sensors (ICSs) has been slow and gradual. Current measurement technology has been developed…
October 04, 2022 by LEM
One way to tell when a new technology has passed the tipping point of adoption is by the voices advocating the status quo. The more conservative…
June 03, 2022 by Alex Lidow
The latest ePower™ integrated circuits based on gallium nitride technology by Efficient Power Conversion are revolutionizing motor drive…
April 29, 2022 by Marco Palma
GaN transistors and ICs increase power density in motor drive applications. An optimal lay-out approach allows obtaining ring-free output switching…
October 05, 2021 by Marco Palma
This article highlights EPC discrete eGaN FETs and Integrated Circuit ePower™ stages.
July 05, 2021 by Marco Palma
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