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 »
Search Results Found For: "Motiv Power Systems"
Renesas introduces low-power Bluetooth SoC for automotive applications including wireless battery management systems
Japanese semiconductor supplier Renesas has introduced a new automotive-qualified Bluetooth chip that combines a radio transceiver, an Arm M0+ microcontroller, memory, peripherals and security features in a compact system-on-chip (SoC) design. The DA14533, the first device in the company’s Bluetooth Low Energy SoC range qualified for automotive applications, includes advanced power management features to simplify… Read more »
TDK launches automotive power-over-coax inductors
Japanese manufacturer TDK Electronics has expanded its ADL3225VF series of wire-wound inductors for automotive power-over-coax (PoC). The company started mass production of the new components in March 2025. In standard configurations, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) cameras require two separate lines for power and signal transmission—a power line connected to the vehicle’s battery and a signal… Read more »
Nexperia series of automotive-grade LDOs offer high accuracy and ultra-low quiescent current
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has introduced a series of AEC-Q100-qualified general-purpose low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that have ultra-low quiescent current, high tracking accuracy and protected outputs capable of direct connection to vehicle batteries. The LDOs are thermally enhanced and can generate a stable voltage source under cold-crank conditions for ripple-sensitive loads in automotive applications including… Read more »
EPC introduces 100 V GaN Power Transistors
US-based Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), which supplies gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors and ICs, has introduced its EPC2367 100 V eGaN field-effect transistors (FET). Designed for 48 V intermediate voltage bus architectures, the EPC2367 reduces power loss, increasing efficiency and enabling more compact and cost-effective designs. Advantages of the EPC2367 include a compact 3.3 mm… Read more »
A closer look at purpose-built power analyzers for precise EV test and measurement
Q&A with EV measurement engineering experts Coty Harrison and Cristian Loris of Yokogawa Test&Measurement. When tasked with measuring the electrical power of complex systems like EVs, an inexperienced engineer may first reach for general instrumentation like oscilloscopes, data acquisition (DAQ) systems and digital multimeters (DMMs). While these instruments serve useful roles in electrical testing—oscilloscopes analyze… Read more »
dSPACE launches simulation software for power electronics
Germany-based dSPACE, a provider of automotive simulation and validation solutions, has released its XSG Power Electronics Systems software to support the simulation of highly dynamic switching frequencies of up to 500 kHz. The software for hardware-in-the-loop tests contains a library with ready-to-use models of power electronics circuitry so that users can create their simulations quickly… Read more »
Revolutionary xEV Power Conversion Saving Cost And Space
In the pursuit of efficient and cost-effective power conversion, the industry is witnessing a paradigm shift towards the adoption of new technologies and innovative topologies. The increasing pressure to reduce system costs has led to the emergence of game-changing solutions, such as Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices. These wide-bandgap semiconductors offer… Read more »
Powering AI In Automotive
The automotive industry is experiencing a remarkable increase in computational demand, especially in Automated Driving and Premium Cockpit Infotainment systems. As a result, the need for robust high-current voltage rails in vehicle SoCs and central car computers is more critical than ever. Infineon addresses these challenges with a range of automotive power management solutions, including… Read more »
ROHM launches 650 V GaN high-electron-mobility transistors for automotive applications
Japanese electronic parts manufacturer ROHM Semiconductor has released GNP2070TD-Z 650 V GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) in the TO-Leadless (TOLL) package. The TOLL package, which features a compact design with high heat dissipation, current capacity and switching performance, is increasingly being adopted in applications that require high power handling, particularly inside industrial equipment and automotive systems. ROHM has… Read more »