Explore the latest innovations in power management technologies, essential for improving energy efficiency, sustainability, and reliability in electronics. From high-efficiency power supplies to battery technologies and energy harvesting solutions, power management is crucial for everything from consumer electronics to industrial systems and electric vehicles. Learn about advancements in low-power electronics for wearables, IoT devices, and smart homes, as well as the ongoing push for more power efficiency and sustainable energy solutions. As the demand for green energy and energy-efficient solutions grows globally, power technologies continue to evolve to meet these new challenges in the electronics landscape.
Vishay has AEC-Q200 qualified a series of 30W thick film power resistor for automotive use. Called LTA 30, they are intended to operate across -55 to +125°C and handle overloads up to 1.5x their rating for five seconds, as well as operating at 500V if this does not contravene the power rating. Packaging is TO-220 for direct mounting on a ...
Rutronik has announced a 56A rated minimalist PCB-mount socket range that accepts 4.8 x 8mm blade plugs from three different directions. Made by Lumberg and with the base part number ‘4580 01’ it is “a solution for reliable power transmission and is suitable for operating from -40°C to +120°C”, according to Rutronik. “Certified according to LV 215 and VW 80332 ...
Electronics Weekly talks with Joydip Sanyal – Product Group Manager for Connectors at Smiths Interconnect – about high power technology and future-ready high voltage battery systems. He explains how the shift from fossil fuel to electrification is set to create a major change in every segment of the economy. At the heart of this change, he says, is the electrical ...
Vishay is offering 50W thick-film resistors in TO-220 packaging for mounting directly onto heatsinks. “Engineered to ensure reliability and durability in the most extreme automotive environments, the LTA 50 withstands high humidity conditions and temperatures to +175 °C, while providing tolerance against vibration and electrical stress,” according to the company. Minimum temperature is -55°C, and qualification is to AEC-Q200. Resistances ...
Hirose has squeezed two 4A contacts, four 2.5A contacts and 10 signal contacts into a 1.9 x 5.33mm two-part flexi-to-PCB connector with an 0.6mm stacking height. “The connector features an armored design that covers both ends of the housing with metal for enhanced robustness, and a reduction in the risk of housing damage from misalignment when mating,” said the company, ...
GuRu Wireless has announced a mm-wave phased array with over 70,000 transmitters, intended to transmit power wirelessly to persistent drones. “Our current transmitter can deliver over a kilowatt of continuous power at distances exceeding 100 meters,” said company co-founder and CTO Behrooz Abiri. “For persistent operations, the system must be capable of delivering at least 500W to an aerial vehicle ...
Unveiled for Bonneville Speed Week, this 100mph+ 24kW dual motor e-scooter is aiming to be the world’s fastest. It comes from UK company Bo. “Inspired by the team’s experience with Williams Formula One, Bo has developed an ultra-high performance electric scooter with a higher power-to-weight ratio than a Bugatti Veyron, its mission: world’s fastest scooter,” said the company, whose CTO ...
With USB Power Delivery in mind, EPC has designed a 180W GaN dc-dc converter evaluation board. Its two-phase power section occupies only 24 x 24mm, using both sides of the board and ignoring input and output bulk capacitors. Called EPC91109 and intended to implement USB-PD 3.1, it delivers 12, 16 or 20V from an input range of 20 to 36V. ...
Torex Semiconductor has created a nano-power dc-dc converter that can occupy only 7.7 x 3.1mm with all external capacitors – the necessary inductor is inside the device package. Called XCL108 and drawing 400nA quiescent current, it is a boost converter that will operate from inputs between 650mV and 5.5V – starting from anything above 1.6V. The device is a series, ...
Infineon Technologies has announced a rad-hardened GaN transistor designed to operate in harsh space environments. It “is the first in-house manufactured GaN transistor to earn the highest quality certification of reliability assigned by the United States Defense Logistics Agency to the JANS specification MIL-PRF-19500/794”, according to the company. “The gallium nitride hemts [high electron mobility transistors] are engineered for mission-critical ...
