DC-DC Converters

Magnetic Current Sensing Drives Vehicle Electrification

January 25, 2024

Modern cars have become increasingly power hungry. Even the “least electrified” vehicles include advanced electronics for infotainment, safety, and engine control. Fully electric vehicles further add high-voltage power domains to charge and drive. Each of these systems shares the need for power ...

New 400 kHz Current Sensors Enable More Sustainable Designs in Switch-Mode Power Designs

July 01, 2020

Really Cool. Really Efficient. New 400 kHz current sensors enable more sustainable designs in switch-mode power designs.

Rethink PCB Current Sensing

This article will discuss two new innovative approaches to measure currents up to 600 A in PCB: a near-lossless Hall-based current sensor with an integrated conductor and a non-invasive standalone core-free and shield-free differential Hall current sensor.

How Hardware Selection Impacts Driver Experience in EPS Systems

June 12, 2023

P0234: Electric power steering systems have become popular in automotive manufacturing, displacing their mechanical counterparts because they save space, weight, emissions, and reduce fit complexity.

Current Sensing for Power Delivery

March 11, 2022

AN296256 - This article will discuss the advantages of various current sensing methods in power delivery.

Hall Effect Current Sensing in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Applications 

This note provides an understanding of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) power systems and the contribution Hall-effect sensing technology can provide to improving the performance and cost-effectiveness of these systems.

Short Duty Cycles Lead to Smaller DC-DC Converters

AN295054 - This application note describes recent trends in the electronic component power management industry, in particular the innovative application of valley current mode control.

Common Driver Platform for 12V and 48V Systems Simplifies EV Starter Generator Designs

This article discusses how using a common platform for both 12V and 48V starter generator systems will simplify and ease the transition to 48V solutions, as the electrical revolution continues to transform the automotive industry.

Current Sensing For Renewable Energy

In grid-tied photovoltaic systems, designers must focus on minimizing cost per watt to deliver the best possible return on investment.

An Efficient Voltage-Optimized LED Driver (A80804) with Buck-Boost Controller (A4450)

This application note presents the implementation of an adaptive preregulator whose output voltage is dynamically adjusted to provide optimal voltage to a linear LED driver

xEV Thermal Management System Brochure

The current global transition towards electric vehicles (EVs) accentuates the necessity of optimizing the numerous subsystems these vehicles rely on. Among these critical components is the thermal management system (TMS), which is responsible for upholding optimal operating temperatures for key EV ...