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This Event Session is presented by Andrew Smith, Director Technical Outreach, Power Integrations
Electric vehicles must become more efficient and more affordable. The automotive industry is constantly looking for ways to improve the MPGe (Miles Per Gallon equivalent) performance of EVs. Gallium nitride, with its high inherent efficiency from almost lossless switching, is finding more and more applications, and that trend is set to continue. GaN is already in use in ancillary power systems, where it can improve MPGe by 2-3% by increasing efficiency when vehicles are in a light load mode. On-board chargers and the drive train – traditionally the preserve of IGBTs and SiC, are the next target. This presentation will look at the advantages that GaN offers in these applications, especially as EVs transition to higher 800 V DC bus architectures. The keynote will also examine GaN reliability and present the case for GaN being not only the most efficient solution, but also a necessary step for reducing system cost.
AUTOMOTIVE, AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, EV, GAN, TRANSPORTATION
Source: www.eetimes.com
