An advanced motor control software plug-in for Microchip’s MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with auto tuning and self-commissioning capability is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The plug-in, called motorBench™ Development Suite, is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based tool with automatic tuning of feedback control gains and offline accurate measurement of critical motor parameters […]
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The different routes to measuring energy efficiency
Power measurements made with conventional meters can be drastically inaccurate. Here’s how to decide when to bring in a specialized power analyzer. BOB ZOLLO | KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IT’S IMPORTANT to measure energy efficiency accurately in applications running from limited power sources such as batteries. And an understanding of how a device consumes energy can […]
Gauging energy efficiency in complex motor drives
Modern instrumentation can help reveal sources of power dissipation problems where electric motors are tightly integrated with their controls and test points are hard to find. KEN JOHNSON TELEDYNE LECROY LARGE integral-horsepower motors account for about 90% of the electricity consumed by all motors. But large motors make up only 10% of all motor sales. […]
Evaluation kit helps spec eGaN FETs, ICs for multi-mode wireless power charging systems
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today announces the availability of a complete demonstration multi-mode wireless power charging kit, the EPC9121. The purpose of this demonstration kit is to simplify the evaluation process of using eGaN FETs and ICs for highly efficient multi-mode wireless power charging systems that can cut across any standard used in the […]
Tester checks IGBT thermal reliability
for electric, hybrid vehicles
A new platform tests electric and hybrid vehicle (EV/HEV) power electronics reliability during power cycling. Developed by Mentor Graphics, the MicReD Power Tester 600A lets EV/HEV development and reliability engineers test power electronics (such as insulated gate bipolar transistors – IGBTs, MOSFETs, transistors, and chargers) for mission-critical thermal reliability and lifecycle performance. The Mentor Graphics […]
New doc covers USB Type C cable assembly compliance tests
Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the availability of a new Method of Implementation (MOI) document for cable assembly compliance tests defined in Rev. 1.1 of the USB Type-C specification and Rev. 1.0 of the USB Type-C Compliance Test Specification (CTS). The USB Type-C MOI, together with a test package such as Keysight’s state file, works […]
Online simulator accelerated SiC device development
Wolfspeed has introduced a free online circuit simulation tool that allows power electronics design engineers to simulate and evaluate the performance of SiC-based power circuits, and to aid in the selection of the optimum SiC devices for each application. Developed using the proven PLECS web-based simulation platform from Plexim, the new SpeedFit circuit simulation tool […]
Rogers PES at PCIM & Data Matrix Code
Rogers Corporation’s Power Electronics Solutions (PES) group will be explaining and offering examples of its extended capabilities in applying data matrix codes for its various material-based product solutions at the upcoming PCIM Europe 2016 conference and exhibition (http://www.pcim-europe.com). PCIM Europe 2016, one of the top global technical conferences and exhibitions for power electronics technology, is […]
GaN Product Selector Guide online now
EPC is pleased to announce the implementation of a user-controlled GaN product selector search tool on the EPC website, epc-co.com. Based upon years of EPC customer interactions, this web-based product selector guide provides power system design engineers the following: An ability to conduct easy-to-use parametric searches for eGaN FETs and ICs to narrow searches for […]
FFT app for 12-Bit High-Speed DAQ PCIe Card enables spectra accumulation
Keysight Technologies, Inc. has introduced an improved version of the FFT option, now available on the U5303A PCIe 12-bit high-speed data acquisition card. This card features two channels and a sampling rate from 1 GS/s to 3.2 GS/s. Designed for astronomy, physics applications and environmental measurements requiring frequency domain signal processing, the card allows observation of […]
