The REDEXPERT free simulation software package now permits LEDs, varistors and PFC coils to be selected in a practice-oriented way on the basis of the measurement data stored in the system. The tool’s redesigned user interface allows developers to select electronic components quickly and precisely based on numerous parameters and filter options. REDEXPERT was launched […]
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Power Electronics Top Talks in December on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com Practical circuit problems – I tried to make an experiment with a “push-pull inverter” and it worked in simulation (software LTspice) […]
LiDAR Development Board delivers 5 nsec pulses using eGaN tech
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the availability of the EPC9126HC, a 100 V, 150 A high current pulsed laser diode driver evaluation board. In a LiDAR system, used to create 3-D maps for autonomous vehicle applications, speed and accuracy of object detection is critical. As demonstrated by this board, the rapid transition capability of […]
Efficient cooling for EV battery packs thanks to CFD
Advanced 1D and 3D computational fluid dynamics simulation techniques can help analyze the thermal properties of battery cooling packs powering electric vehicles. Doug Kolak, Boris Marovic, Steve Streater | Mentor, A Siemens Business The cooling system for an electrical vehicle’s battery pack is slightly less complex than that for a hybrid. It is generally a […]
Energy Harvesting Application Design Kit features low-loss passive components
AVX Corporation announces the limited release of its new Energy Harvesting Application Design Kit. The kit features a wide range of low-loss components hand-selected to provide engineers with ideal solutions for energy storage, blocking, IC support, output filtering, and external connections in thermoelectric generators, solar cells, piezoelectric devices, and micro wind turbines, including: MLCCs, supercapacitors, Schottky […]
eGaN half-bridge dev board includes fast drivers
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the availability of the EPC9086 development board, a high-efficiency half-bridge development board that can operate up to 10 MHz. The EPC9086 board measures 2” x 2” and contains a 30 V, 15 A EPC2111 enhancement-mode gallium nitride half bridge in combination with the recently introduced PE29102gate driver from Peregrine Semiconductor. The purpose of this […]
Siemens to acquire electromagnetic simulation firm Infolytica
Industrial giant Siemens says it will acquire Montreal, Canada-based Infolytica Corp., expanding the company’s simulation suite into electromagnetics (EM). Infolytica was one of the original pioneers in the field of simulating low-frequency EM and its market-leading simulation software is used by manufacturers worldwide to predict EM and thermal performance. The Infolytica business will be incorporated […]
LTSpice model simplifies GaN circuit design process
Power system design engineers want to be fast, accurate and confident with their simulated designs prior to building hardware. Achieving these goals with GaN designs has become easier with GaN Systems’ new set of LTSpice models. Increasing efficiency and power density requires proper layout and understanding of the characteristics of these fast transistors. GaN Systems […]
The case for dc power integrity measurements
Modern electronic systems with their numerous supply voltages need a careful analysis of their power distribution scheme to avoid problems with noise, jitter, and transients. KENNY JOHNSON KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. WITH the continual rise in circuit density and performance of modern electronics there has been a proportional increase in the scrutiny applied to the dc […]
Simulator handles early gate-level power analysis to within 5% of power signoff
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of its PowerReplay solution to enable early and fast gate-level power analysis with accuracy within 5% of power signoff. Energy efficiency has become a key criterion in complex designs that increasingly need to achieve stricter power targets. The new PowerReplay solution, in combination with Synopsys PrimeTime PX gate-level power analysis, […]
