This article is an excerpt from ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled "Supercapacitors for space applications: trends and opportunities" written by Géraldine Palissat, Leo Farhat from ESA ESTEC and JoaquÃn José Jiménez Carreira, HE Space presented during the 4th ESA...
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Within a few years, a nitrogen-doped graphene nanomaterial developed by Olomouc, Czech Republic scientists, which turned out to be very suitable for high energy supercapacitors, could be translated to practice. Research in the field of energy storage supported by a...
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In this video prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov evaluates TI active EMI filter solution, its stability and oscillations.
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prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov discusses in detail the effect of inductors inter-connection on PWM converters losses. The video explains impacts of inductors switching, parasitic inductances, magnetic flux conservation law and LTspice simulations.
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Power electronic designers are continually trying to decrease overall design size by increasing conversion efficiency. One way they do that is by using Wide Bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices. WBG devices can operate at higher switching frequencies and higher temperatures...
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DC-Link capacitors for DC filtering and energy storage are expected to operate at higher temperatures, in more extreme conditions, and for longer lifetimes, than ever before. Automotive applications are leading those demands for better performance, but most existing power...
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"We hope that the absolute bottom has been reached!" Engelbert Hopf, Markt & Technik interviewed Rüdiger Scheel, Vice President Mobility at Murata Europe, who assures that Murata can supply the automotive industry with significantly more MLCCs and other passive...
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prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov discusses in detail considerations for solenoid drive and notes ability for the MOSFETs to absorb the inductor kickback.
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On-board charging systems (OBCs) are an essential part of any fully electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Their main objective is to convert AC power external charging source into a DC voltage in order to charge the vehicle's battery...
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Designers, manufacturers, importers, and installers of electronic systems must demonstrate that their products do not generate or suffer from electromagnetic interference (EMC). And this is not easy! Really, it is difficult! Delays, unexpected costs, nerves and stress, or loss...
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