Video interview studies portable power

Nelson explains how TDK Americas and EPCOS, a TDK group company, keep up with the latest power trends by delivering electronic components that contain the newest materials to optimise performance, cost and space for the next generation of products and power designs.

Imahara continues his discussion about energy management and storage with TDK, asking Nelson his perspective on the future of power management and conversion as it relates to high-frequency magnetics, switch-mode power supplies, inverters and variable frequency drives — all of which TDK supplies to design engineers worldwide.

He learns what trends Nelson sees emerging for energy storage, battery management and power conversion applications.

Nelson also describes how TDK Americas and EPCOS are reducing the size of their components while increasing the efficiency, and how the company maximises power management flexibility and functionality for the designer through higher switching frequencies, higher voltage and lower current and higher power densities.

“Power conversion applications are extending far beyond portable and mobile devices. Design engineers now need to uncover how to convert power with smaller but highly efficient components that operate in a wider range of conditions,” said Grant Imahara. “From low-power wireless charging to high-power applications like electric vehicle propulsion, increasingly strict efficiency standards will require both power semiconductors and passives from suppliers like TDK.”

The new Innovation Spotlight video interview is available only on Mouser.com,