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Building scalable electric drive units: TI and EMPEL Systems’ innovative design approach
The next generation of hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters will require higher scalability, higher power density, higher efficiency, lower weight, and more sophisticated sensing capabilities to enable higher performance with greater control over the motor torque and electrical characteristics, and to support deeper levels of system monitoring and protection. This session takes a deep look into the key enabling technologies from Texas Instruments that are used in the EMPEL EDU with particular focus on the power stage components (isolated gate driver and isolated power module), and the microcontroller.
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Simplifying current sensing in high-voltage systems while maximizing accuracy
Current sensing is a growing need, especially in the high voltage space, to protect, monitor and control systems efficiently. We will be walking through our hall-effect current sensing portfolio, use-cases, and our performance in applications where accuracy is vital in order to maximize efficiency.
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Replacing optical and electro-mechanical switches with TI’s latest isolation technologies
Electro-mechanical relays and optical or photo relays have been used in many industrial and automotive applications over the years. Electro-mechanical relays include moving parts susceptible to arcing while optical solutions have to deal with LED degradation. TI’s latest capacitive and magnetic isolation technologies circumvent these reliability concerns with the electromechanical and optical relays. This session will provide a brief introduction the TI’s isolation technologies and solid-state relay & opto-emulator switches that utilize these technologies. It will address the advantages that TI’s solutions provide for typical use cases to enable customers to design robust and reliable isolated sub-systems.
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Unleashing digital control: TI’s digital power MCUs and controllers
Digital power controllers and microcontrollers (MCUs) play a pivotal role in modern digital power systems. These devices are essential for enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and flexibility of power conversion and distribution.Unlike analog power management solutions, digital power MCUs/controllers leverage advanced algorithms and digital signal processing to provide precise control over power delivery, enabling real-time monitoring and adaptive adjustments. This capability is crucial in applications ranging from renewable energy systems to data centers, where optimal power utilization directly impacts performance and sustainability. In this session, we will provide an overview of TI’s broad family of digital power control products and guide through part selection.
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Increasing motor drive efficiency with TI GaN
Size and efficiency are two competing goals in motor drive applications. In traditional Si motor drives there is a balance between size and efficiency. Raising the switching frequency can help reduce the size of DC-link capacitance and filter components, but this comes with the trade-off of higher switching losses and lower efficiency. Similarly lowering the switching frequency can reduce the switching losses and raise efficiency, but this comes with the trade-off of very large DC-link capacitance and large filter components.In this session, we will provide a brief introduction to TI’s GaN products for motor drive applications and dive into the benefits of GaN technology compared to silicon.