The possibility of an uninterrupted electric ride along the entire U.S. West Coast came closer recently with the opening of more charging stations in Washington state. Ten new public charging stations mean that electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel emission-free from Seattle to the Canadian border. If fully realized, the "West Coast Electric Highway" will connect … [Read more...]
EMC Sensitive Switching Buck Regulators
On Semiconductor introduced their NCV890 series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, electromagnetic compatibility sensitive automotive entertainment applications. The series delivers leading conversion ratios for battery connected switch-mode power supplies. The switching frequency allows the use of smaller, less costly inductors and capacitors for both the … [Read more...]
Location Platform Offers RFI Immunity
CSR debuted a quad-GNSS location platform designed to support GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Compass systems. Designed for automotive market AEC-Q100 qualification requirements and able to operate in either engine or tracker modes, the SiRFstarVe is able to break through ambient electrical noise and radio interference to provide automotive Tier One suppliers and OEMs with … [Read more...]
Microcontrollers for Motor Control Applications
Piccolo™ microcontrollers from Texas Instruments Incorporated are bringing new efficiencies and innovations to motor control applications. The TMS320F2803x and TMS320F2806x Piccolo microcontrollers now contain a C-programmable, integrated control law accelerator (CLA) co-processor via a new C-compiler to enable even greater levels of innovative designs. The CLA is a 32-bit … [Read more...]
New Development Kit Builds Personalized Pulse Networks
Teseq now offers a development kit that allows automotive technicians and engineers to design their own pulse networks. By using the FLX 5510 in conjunction with Teseq’s NSG 5500, automotive EMC laboratories can easily design their own pulses as well as meet unique and custom specifications including pulse impedance, peak voltage, pulse width and pulse width under … [Read more...]
Integrated Switching Buck Regulators
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) sensitive automotive entertainment and infotainment applications. The NCV890100, NCV890101, NCV890130, NCV890131, NCV890200, NCV890201 and NCV890231 each incorporate an internal power switch and operate at 2 megahertz (MHz). The 2 MHz switching … [Read more...]
Company Expands Automotive EMC Testing Capabilities
TÜV SÜD America has expanded their automotive EMC laboratory with the opening of an additional 3-meter chamber for immunity and emission testing along with expanded conducted immunity capacity and capabilities. The electronic technology being incorporated into automobiles is becoming increasingly complex and greater in volume. This facility doubles our capacity to meet supplier … [Read more...]
Computer Model Lessens Electromechanical Interference in EVs
Researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration have developed technology to help minimize interference between electrical signals emitted by the electric vehicles and incoming radio signals. Dr. Eckart Hoene and the Fraunhofer team applied calculations based on the operation of the major components of electric vehicles, to create a … [Read more...]
Clamp Filter Provides EMI Countermeasure for Automotive Electronics
The new ZCAT08V-BK and ZCAT12V-BK from TDK Corporation are being introduced as the industry's first automotive clamp filters suitable for use as a countermeasure for the effects of electronic noise on the cables that link a vehicle's various onboard ECUs. These filters are characterized by a unique structure consisting of a vertically split cylindrical ferrite core with an … [Read more...]
EMI Chip Device Targets Demanding Automotive Applications
The X2Y Integrated Passive Component from Syfer Technologies is a 3-terminal EMI chip device. It has been crafted to provide simultaneous line-to-line ground filtering using a single ceramic chip. Both differential and common mode filtering are provided by this one device. It can replace two or more conventional devices and is well suited to balanced lines, twisted pairs, and … [Read more...]
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