Electronic Design

New Power Module Integrates SiC MOSFETs and IGBTs to Cut EV Costs

Silicon carbide (SiC) continues to carve out a place for itself in power electronics after decades of dominance by silicon. SiC-based power switches are becoming the gold standard in the three-phase ...
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New approach to measure perovskite-silicon tandem PV module performance via LED-based solar simulators

Researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have developed a new procedure for the precise and traceable spectral adjustment of LED-based solar simulators ...
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Scientists estimate material demand for all silicon PV module technologies by 2050

Dutch researchers used dynamic modelling to uncover the demand for silicon-based PV materials used in a wide range silicon PV technologies, including perovskite-silicon tandem and back-contact modules ...
Electronic Design

Integrating Current Sensors into SiC Power Modules for EVs

More efficient, smaller, and lighter traction inverters for EVs can be created by integrating current sensors directly into SiC-based power modules. Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), a power semiconductor ...
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices and Silicon Austria Labs Achieve Proof of Concept for Integrating Current Sensor Into Power Module - Enabling Downsizing and More Efficient Traction ...

Market demand for downsized, lightweight solutions with high-resolution current sensing is on the rise for more efficient inverter systems in xEVs. To meet this need, AKM is developing the EZ232L, a ...