Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Present Opportunities for Design Engineers

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Mobile Version   |   Web Version   |   Add us to your Safe Sender List Magazine Subscription Electronic Design Power & Analog Update: The design engineer's weekly source for power and analog information In the July 22, 2010 Issue:  Podcast: Design Challenges for Electric Vehicles  Hybrid Vehicle Symposium Addresses Improvements for Efficiency, Performance and Cost  All-Electric Vehicles Prepare To Shock The Automotive Market  Battery Challenges for Electric Vehicles  Electric And Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Charge Ahead  Electric Vehicles Zero In On Improved Power Management Advertisement Read White Paper: Magnetics for Switch Mode Power Supplies The most common topology for electronic power supplies is the Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS). There are four types of magnetic components in an SMPS. They include the Output Transformer, usually the most noticeable because it's larger than the others, the Input Inductors (2) and the Current Sense Transformer. This paper describes the factors that designers must consider when choosing magnetic components in an SMPS design. Brought to you by Datatronics. Read today! Focus On Electric Vehicles  By Joe Desposito, Editor-in-Chief Hybrid and electric vehicles are a hot topic in the design engineering community and Electronic Design has published a host of articles about them. In addition, contributing editor John Edwards recently interviewed Don Wires of Amp Electric Vehicles about his opinion on what it takes to design electric vehicles. If you missed some of these articles the first time around, you may want to give them a look. If one or more of them rings a bell, you may want to review some of the design ideas in these articles. For a complete listing of Electronic Design articles on hybrid and electric vehicles, go here. Podcast: Design Challenges for Electric Vehicles  By John Edwards, Contributing Editor Electronic Design contributing editor John Edwards recently spoke with Don Wires, director of engineering for Amp Electric Vehicles, about how his company is creating opportunities for both electronics vendors and designers. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Advertisement Circuit Protection Solutions for Overcurrent Conditions Electronic devices have a crucial requirement for protection from overcurrent conditions. Bourns provides two families of circuit protection solutions that offer a smaller footprint to meet the needs of compact applications. Bourns' Multifuse® resettable fuses and SinglFuse™ thin film chip fuses are designed to protect a broad range of applications including computer, battery, automotive, telecommunications, industrial and consumer. This Bourns white paper provides a complete product introduction including operation basics, design features and benefits, and optimal applications. Read now. Hybrid Vehicle Symposium Addresses Improvements for Efficiency, Performance and Cost  By Randy Frank, Contributing Editor In addition to the battery, every aspect of a hybrid, electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a target for improved vehicle efficiency and cost reduction. READ THE FULL ARTICLE All-Electric Vehicles Prepare To Shock The Automotive Market  By Bill Wong, Embedded Systems/Software Editor All-electric vehicles are the next automotive wave, but a century-old Baker Electric shows this is not a new idea. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Advertisement Read this White paper: DAQ: Practical Temperature Measurements Temperature is the most common physical measurements and it is easy to make more accurate measurements. Thirty years ago we set out to create a comprehensive application note dedicated to temperature measurements – the outcome is Application note 290. 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READ THE FULL ARTICLE Electric Vehicles Zero In On Improved Power Management  By Sam Davis, Contributing Editor The desire to protect the environment is driving consumer demands for electric vehicles that use non-polluting propulsion systems. Nickel-metal hydride and several versions of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have been used in the power. READ THE FULL ARTICLE This issue brought to you by: Datatronics Bourns Agilent SUBSCRIBE TO Electronic Design White Papers Read White Paper: Managing High-Power DC Requirements for Life and Durability Test Systems Brought to you by Agilent Technologies Read now! MORE WHITE PAPERS Webcasts Webcast: One Bright Day View the summary of this LED & lighting educational conference developed by the editors of Electronic Design. Stay ahead of the curve and learn how to design with LEDs. Register Now! 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