Kings Canyon Unified School District, in California, has ordered four buses from Trans Tech Bus, featuring electric powertrains from Foster City-based Motiv Power Systems. The SST-e, an electric version of Trans Tech’s popular SST model, uses a Ford E450 cutaway chassis equipped with Motiv’s electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS). The SST-e school bus is available… Read more »
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Electrification Beyond The Car: 48-Volt Systems And Cutting-Edge Interconnects
Coming Soon: The recording of this webinar is currently processing and will be available here shortly. Have you caught wind of the latest trends in vehicle electrification, where increased electronic content is driving interest in 48-volt systems as the standard for primary power delivery in both automotive and non-automotive applications? This trend carries through into… Read more »
Application Specific MOSFETs For Automotive Power
Coming Soon: The recording of this webinar is currently processing and will be available here shortly. Join this session where we will cover the newest updates in Application Specific MOSFETs (ASFETs) designed for emerging automotive applications such as EPS Electric Power Steering, Airbags, Electric Braking Systems and other high-power electrical functions in the vehicle. Nexperia… Read more »
Webinar: Real-time location accurate within centimeters for wireless EV charging and other automotive applications
Real-Time Location Accurate Within Centimeters Made Possible With Murata’s LF Antennas. The need for accurate position information is growing and there are several communication systems and protocols to choose from for your application. UWB has recently become popular since it was adopted by Apple and supported in the iPhone. However, it is not without its… Read more »
Electrification beyond the car: 48-volt systems and cutting-edge interconnects for off-highway vehicles (Webinar)
Have you caught wind of the latest trends in vehicle electrification, where increased electronic content is driving interest in 48-volt systems as the standard for primary power delivery in both automotive and non-automotive applications? This trend carries through into other transportation markets, such as off-road, marine and construction vehicles. Moreover, the shift towards 48-volt systems… Read more »
FCL Components releases compact automotive relay
Japanese electronic components company FCL Components has released a small, low-power, automotive-grade, PCB-mounted relay, the FBR53-LE. The relay is more than 2 mm shorter than others in its class, enabling more compact designs, according to the company. The FBR53-LE is a 1 Form U (Form A with twin contacts) relay that measures 15.7(L) x 12.3(W)… Read more »
Texas Instruments and Delta Electronics partner to develop EV power systems
Delta Electronics, a supplier of power components, and Texas Instruments, a semiconductor company, have established a joint innovation laboratory for EV power systems. Delta aims to leverage TI’s experience and technology as well as its subject matter expertise in GaN, or gallium nitride, to enhance the power density and performance of its EV power systems… Read more »
STMicroelectronics to build SiC facility for EV power devices and modules in Italy
Switzerland-based semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics plans to build a new high-volume silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility for power devices and modules, as well as test and packaging, alongside its SiC substrate manufacturing facility in Catania, Italy. The two facilities will form ST’s Silicon Carbide Campus, fulfilling the company’s strategy to create a fully vertically integrated manufacturing… Read more »
NXP and ZF collaborate on SiC-based traction inverters for EV powertrains
Dutch semiconductor designer and manufacturer NXP Semiconductors is collaborating with German automotive and industrial systems supplier ZF Friedrichshafen to produce silicon carbide (SiC) traction inverters for EVs. The collaboration integrates NXP’s GD316x high-voltage isolated gate drivers into ZF’s 800 V SiC-based traction inverter solutions for EVs. This aim is to extend driving range and reduce… Read more »
FCL Components introduces switching relay for automotive
Japan-based FCL Components has introduced the FTR-E1-HC, a lightweight higher-voltage switching relay for automotive and power applications. As there is no specific polarity requirement for the connection of load terminals, and a low power consumption of approximately 1.2 W at rated coil voltage, the FTR-E1-HC removes the need to reduce the voltage applied to the… Read more »