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High common-mode noise is a significant problem that automotive system designers must overcome when designing a practical and reliable powertrain drive system. Common-mode noise (also known as dV/dt noise) is generated naturally within a system when there is high-frequency switching in the high-voltage power inverters and other power supplies. This article will discuss the various sources of dV/dt noise in a hybrid powertrain drive and suggest se...

In addition to industrial applications of variable-speed motor drives, the home appliance market is another major area where three-phase pulse width modulated motor control drives are finding increasing application. Innumerable motors can be found in a typical home. Indeed, the quality of life enjoyed today may be directly attributable to the existence of the electric motor. By Jamshed N. Khan, Optocoupler Applications Engineer, Avago Technologie...

Hybrid electric vehicles save fuel because of their electric motor drive. In an HEV, the propulsion system can be configured several ways, for example in the electric motor assisted mode or in the fully electric motor drive mode. For electric motor drive an inverter system is required to deliver powerful and efficient drive to the electric motor.

Mitsubishi Electric announced today it will launch its Ver.6 Series transfer-molded super-mini dual in-line package intelligent power module using a seventh-generation IGBT with a CSTBT structure. The module reduces both power loss and the cost of inverter drive systems for motors used in air conditioners and other small-capacity motor drive applications. Sales begin June 21.

Minimising standby current in ‘permanently connected’ automotive systems demands careful and clever power supply design. Matthias Ulmann, Reference Design Engineer in the EMEA Design Services Group at Texas Instruments, explores further in this ES Design magazine article.

Infineon Technologies today introduced its next generation of high-voltage IGBT gate drivers. Designed for the main inverter of hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV), the new EiceDRIVER SIL and the EiceDRIVER Boost drivers enable automotive system suppliers to more easily and more cost-effectively design HEV drivetrain subsystems that are compliant with ASIL C/D functional safety requirements (ISO 26262). Target applications of the new EiceDRIVERs a...

International Rectifier today introduced a family of rugged 1200V ultra-fast insulated-gate bipolar transistors optimized for industrial motor drive and UPS systems. The new devices leverage IR’s field stop trench ultra-thin wafer technology that delivers lower conduction and switching losses.

ON Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of high performance IGBTs targeted at high performance power conversion (HPPC) consumer appliance and industrial applications. The new generation Field Stop II (FSII) devices improve switching characteristics and reduce losses by up to 30 percent leading to higher efficiency and translating into lower case temperature, giving designers options for improving overall system performance and reliability

International Rectifier have today announced the introdcution of the IRS44273L low-side gate drive IC offering high drive capability in a highly compact SOT-23-5L package. The IRS44273L is easy to use and provides a simple solution for IGBT and MOSFET gate drive, offering 1.5A (typical) sink and source capability, fast switching performance and integrated under-voltage lockout protection with minimal board space requirements.

Infineon Technologies highlights its 650V TRENCHSTOP 5 at the PCIM Europe 2013 in Nuremberg. Since the introduction of this next generation thin wafer IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) in the autumn of 2012, the TRENCHSTOP 5 has attained strong market attention and is recognized as a game changing technology.