xEVs have significant, yet unique challenges that affect passive component performance, including higher operating temperatures, higher frequencies and higher bus voltages. New advances in case material and design allow magnetics, ceramic, aluminum and film capacitors can address the challenges required within high-density xEV applications. During this webinar we will provide a detailed overview of the… Read more »
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GaN Power Devices For High Reliability EV Applications
GaN power devices have shown great potential in the high efficiency and high power markets, especially in the high reliability markets such as automotive applications. Yet, not all GaN devices are the same. To meet these demanding metrics, VisIC Technologies has chosen and designed a technology that best meets both the performance and high reliability… Read more »
Dispensing Technology That Fulfills The Hottest Challenges In E-mobility And Power Electronics
In this session, bdtronic will present some of the challenges for power electronic parts (thermal management, noise and vibration reduction, electromagnetic shielding, etc.) and how dispensing technology can help to solve them. Get to know how thermal interface materials are dispensed perfectly, how to apply thermal potting materials and learn about different gluing possibilities. Topics… Read more »
Motiv debuts fifth-gen medium-duty electric chassis
Motiv has announced a new generation of its EPIC chassis for medium-duty fleet EVs. The company says its fifth-generation EPIC F-59 and E-450 chassis reduce the total number of components in the electric powertrain by 30 percent, while also improving range, acceleration and top speed. The fifth-generation EPIC chassis incorporates BMW’s high-performance batteries in a… Read more »
Wolfspeed: ready to support a booming EV industry with SiC power and charging solutions
Sponsored by Wolfspeed The electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to jump from 3.2 million units in 2019 to nearly 27 million units by the year 2030. Major players in this industry are expected to invest more than $350 billion in the near future to grow the electric vehicle market. Wolfspeed understands the technological challenges that… Read more »
Fujitsu introduces compact PCB relay for medium-to-heavy automotive loads
Fujitsu has expanded its automotive relay offering with a new 12 VDC PCB relay featuring a switching capacity of 50 A at 14 VDC. The FBR53-HC offers a higher contact rating than its 40-amp FBR53-HW counterpart, yet occupies the same 12.1 x 15.5 x 13.7 mm footprint, and weighs the same 6 grams. With a… Read more »
Automotive connector strategies and solutions for space saving
Sponsored by TTI and TE Connectivity Automotive manufacturers have been building more electronic content into vehicles with powertrain electrification and increasingly sophisticated driver assist systems accelerating that trend. As a result, many sensor-driven control units with multiple printed circuit boards now have kilometers of new cabling and an exponential number of new connections all of which compete… Read more »
Inmotive introduces new two-speed EV transmission
Canadian automotive supplier Inmotive has launched a new two-speed transmission. The new Ingear features a simple and durable design that’s designed to enable a more efficient powertrain, with extended range, at a lower cost. Typically, an EV has two reduction gears between the electric motor and the wheels, with the motor turning about nine times… Read more »
Considerations for selecting automotive-grade multilayer ceramic capacitors in EVs
Sponsored by Knowles Precision Devices The worldwide electric vehicle (EV) market is exploding in demand and mainstream adoption as governments push for fuel economy improvements and automotive companies look for new market opportunities. According to Forbes, “by 2020, EVs are likely to cost the same as conventional fuel powered equivalents.” Major manufacturers – like General Motors, Toyota,… Read more »
Electric truck fleets will need a lot of power, and utilities need to start planning now
Electric buses and trucks are coming. In June, the California Air Resources Board instituted a zero-emission mandate for truck sales—manufacturers must make zero-emission trucks at least 30% of sales by 2030. Following that announcement, 15 states plus DC have said they want all new trucks to be electric by 2050. Granted, such measures are best… Read more »