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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.


Simulating Solar Cells

Simulating Solar Cells

This resource note discusses how using a power supply instead of a solar cell provides a controlled, repeatable output for testing solar inverters. The application note also goes over how to use an EA-PSB 10000 series bidirectional power supply to simulate solar cells.


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.


Renewables: The Energy of the Future and its Efficient Implementation Together with Energy Storage Systems

Renewables: The Energy of the Future and its Efficient Implementation Together with Energy Storage Systems

Explore the ways reliable alternative energy sources could be efficiently implemented with energy storage solutions.


Residential Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Multi-Modular Topology for Second Life Batteries

Residential Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Multi-Modular Topology for Second Life Batteries

Explore energy storage system solutions that reduce design effort, improve system performance, empower fast time-to-market, and optimize system costs.


Demystifying Fast DC Charging: From Top to Bottom

Demystifying Fast DC Charging: From Top to Bottom

This white paper takes a closer look at fast EV charging infrastructure, AC vs. DC charging, charging rates and times, standards and protocols for DC charging, combined charging systems, use cases and configurations, and much more.


Battery Recycling: Making Electromobility Sustainable

Battery Recycling: Making Electromobility Sustainable

It’s no doubt that sustainability is at the forefront of many engineers’ minds as the latest vehicle innovations and technologies demand more eco-friendly designs. However, with this demand for sustainable manufacturing in electromobility comes significant challenges.


Supercapacitors Provide Reliable Power in Energy Harvesting Applications

Supercapacitors Provide Reliable Power in Energy Harvesting Applications

As climate change remains at the center of many conversations globally, countries are looking to renewable energy sources to reduce the volume of emissions produced annually. Moreover, with the rapid deployment of sensors into electronic devices with shrinking geometries, installing and replacing batteries can be challenging or impractical.


Achieving True Verification of Interoperability in Worldwide EV Standards

Achieving True Verification of Interoperability in Worldwide EV Standards

Although the global diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) is rapidly increasing, there are still many divergent standards and practices found around the world. While China and some European countries have established EV policies, there are still several key standardizations and requests for improvements in EVs in order to further accelerate their ubiquity around the world.


AC & DC Programmable Power Supplies Catalog

AC & DC Programmable Power Supplies Catalog

Selecting the right AC and DC power supplies and simulation systems is critically important. There are many (sometimes competing) design considerations that must be accounted for in order to specify the correct power supplies and simulation systems.


The Rise of Renewable Energy: Accelerating Change Through Better Power and Testing Solutions

The Rise of Renewable Energy: Accelerating Change Through Better Power and Testing Solutions

Going "green" isn't just a buzzword in the industry; in both private and public sectors, energy transformation is happening at an increasingly rapid pace. More engineers than ever before find themselves impacted by the design considerations that are natural consequences of a more environmentally-focused industry.


Thermoelectric Cooling for Security Cameras

Thermoelectric Cooling for Security Cameras

Flexible Printed Circuit Connectors for a Variety of Applications

Flexible Printed Circuit Connectors for a Variety of Applications

The Array of Sensors that are Shaping Smart Cities and Smart Homes

The Array of Sensors that are Shaping Smart Cities and Smart Homes