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Electric Vehicle Power Electronics Push Test Equipment Performance Limits

Electric Vehicle Power Electronics Push Test Equipment Performance Limits

Market demand is continuously driving the development of electric vehicles. The wide range of electronic devices and systems is placing ever-greater requirements on the test equipment.


Power Conversion - Three-Phase Power Factor Correction (PFC)/Active Front End (AFE) Topologies

Power Conversion - Three-Phase Power Factor Correction (PFC)/Active Front End (AFE) Topologies

EV charging is accelerating the need for three−phase based PFC for AC/DC conversion. Other applications that are driving its implementation are Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) for industrial sites and data centers.


Steer Toward Full Vehicle Autonomy with Confidence

Steer Toward Full Vehicle Autonomy with Confidence

Sharpen your ADAS radar vision with full-scene emulation


Crafting the Next Generation of Vehicles and Mobility Experiences with Automotive Electronics

Crafting the Next Generation of Vehicles and Mobility Experiences with Automotive Electronics

MaaS is driving the need to add and improve features that support the heart of this new technology. This white paper explores how electronics and sensors are powering today's connected vehicles.


Thermal Management for BEVs with TDK Sensor Solutions Optimized by Computer-Aided Modeling

Thermal Management for BEVs with TDK Sensor Solutions Optimized by Computer-Aided Modeling

The move to e-mobility comes with significant demands. Using electricity exclusively for both motive power and auxiliary features introduces entirely new electromechanical architectures and sub-systems into the automotive domain.


Advanced Methods For Analyzing Ultra Wide Automotive Radar Signals

Advanced Methods For Analyzing Ultra Wide Automotive Radar Signals

This paper reviews different ways to overcome the challenges of RF measurements in the E band for ultra wide signals. It also looks at the demodulation and analysis of a wideband automotive radar signal and discuss the results and main performance parameters.


5G Moves Forward and Brings New Test Challenges

5G Moves Forward and Brings New Test Challenges

5G has now become a familiar term to most people through its rollout into the smartphone market. However, what most people do not know is that 5G New Radio (NR) encompasses a broad spectrum of new technologies, applications, and yes, spectrum that will revolutionize multiple industries. This eBook has been developed to provide an accessible introduction to 5G NR for engineers and technologists.


End-to-End Vehicle Verification

End-to-End Vehicle Verification

This paper describes how a PreScan, Veloce, and AMEsim tool flow provides the thoroughness of verification to get new cars on the road quickly, efficiently, and safely.


AND9988/D VE-Trac Dual Technical Guide

AND9988/D VE-Trac Dual Technical Guide

This paper introduces onsemi's VE−Trac Dual family of power modules - an automotive-qualified line of products specifically designed for EV traction inverters.


Delivering on the EV Range Extension Promise of SiC in Traction Inverters

Delivering on the EV Range Extension Promise of SiC in Traction Inverters

This white paper explains how looking holistically at all elements in the EV power train helps identify opportunities to improve EV and enhance overall power efficiency, leading to a longer EV driving range.


Is it Possible to Know How Safe We Are in a World of Autonomous Cars?

Is it Possible to Know How Safe We Are in a World of Autonomous Cars?

This white paper explores the link between the ISO 26262 objectives complex implementations. It also takes a further look at how to manage safety in this increasingly complex world.


Automotive Safety Island: Management of Test, Safety, and Security Data at the Edge for ISO 26262

Automotive Safety Island: Management of Test, Safety, and Security Data at the Edge for ISO 26262

This white paper explores the concepts around a typical safety island implementation along with examples of how it can be used.


Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach

Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach

This paper outlines the multi-dimensional nature of this complexity and the costs and opportunities it generates. It also demonstrates that the key to designers meeting this challenge is the ability to attain system-level visibility: both during the semiconductor development cycle, and subsequently after embedded systems are deployed in the field.


Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation in a Tanner Flow

Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation in a Tanner Flow

This white paper displays how the Tanner flow simplifies the design and verification process of Analog/Mixed-Signal design. It also describes how the user can verify design functionality, connectivity, and performance at all levels of the design hierarchy and for all integrated circuit (IC) applications.


Eaton Provides Reliable Overcurrent Protection in Automotive Applications

Eaton Provides Reliable Overcurrent Protection in Automotive Applications

This use case discusses circuit protection required throughout today’s vehicles as well as reliable overcurrent protection with Eaton Bussmann solutions.


Automotive Radar - Chirp Analysis with R&S RTP Oscilloscope

Automotive Radar - Chirp Analysis with R&S RTP Oscilloscope

This application note focuses on how to measure and analyze FMCW radar signals with up to 6 GHz bandwidth with an R&S® RTP oscilloscope. On-board analysis features for pulse and chirp analysis for single- and multi-channel measurements are addressed, as well as the combination of oscilloscopes and R&S® VSE software. This resource also demonstrates the measurement of an FMCW radar signal in the 77 - 81GHz band with 4 GHz bandwidth.


Accelerating Electrical Systems Design and Analysis

Accelerating Electrical Systems Design and Analysis

This white paper walks through the design and review of a wiring harness for a small tractor using VeSys. Solutions like the one discussed in this resource allow vehicle manufacturers to meet the demands of product complexity and quality while going to market faster than ever.


Battery Stack Monitor Maximizes Performance of Li-Ion Batteries in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Battery Stack Monitor Maximizes Performance of Li-Ion Batteries in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

This white paper explores the ways a battery stack monitor can maximize performance of Li-Ion batteries in hybrid and electric vehicles.


LIDAR for Autonomous System Design: Object Classification or Object Detection?

LIDAR for Autonomous System Design: Object Classification or Object Detection?

Understand the design requirements for object detection and classification to help achieve a safe and cost-effective solution for autonomous vehicles.


Efficiently and Easily Test Fuel Cells: Supporting Advances in Climate-Neutral Energy

Efficiently and Easily Test Fuel Cells: Supporting Advances in Climate-Neutral Energy

This white paper provides a breakdown of the wide range of features and regenerative electronic loads from EA Elektro-Automatik that help simplify the test procedure for users. This resource also explains the benefits of a built-in waveform generator, true autoranging, efficient mains feedback and the EA Power Control software.