{"id":25054,"date":"2023-05-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=25054"},"modified":"2023-05-09T11:28:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:28:59","slug":"e-fuse-demonstrator-protects-power-electronics-in-electric-vehicle-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/e-fuse-demonstrator-protects-power-electronics-in-electric-vehicle-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"E-fuse demonstrator protects power electronics in electric vehicle applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-voltage electrical subsystems throughout Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) require a mechanism to protect the high-voltage distribution and loads in the event of an overload condition. To provide BEV and HEV designers with a faster and more reliable high-voltage circuit protection solution, Microchip Technology announces the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microchip.com\/E-Fuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E-Fuse Demonstrator Board<\/a><\/strong>, enabled by silicon carbide (SiC) technology, available in six variants for 400\u2013800V battery systems and with a current rating up to 30 amps.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The E-Fuse demonstrator can detect and interrupt fault currents in microseconds, 100\u2013500 times faster than traditional mechanical approaches because of its high-voltage solid-state design. The fast response time substantially reduces peak short-circuit currents from tens of kilo-amps to hundreds of amps, which can prevent a fault event from resulting in a hard failure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe E-Fuse demonstrator provides BEV\/HEV OEM designers with a SiC-based technology solution to jumpstart their development process with a faster, more reliable method for protecting power electronics,\u201d said Clayton Pillion, vice president of Microchip\u2019s silicon carbide business unit. \u201cThe E-Fuse solid-state design also alleviates long-term reliability concerns about electromechanical devices because there is no degradation from mechanical shock, arcing or contact bounce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the E-Fuse demonstrator\u2019s resettable feature, designers can easily package an E-Fuse in the vehicle without the burden of design-for-serviceability constraints. This reduces design complexities and enables flexible vehicle packaging to improve BEV\/HEV power system distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OEMs can accelerate development of SiC-based auxiliary applications with the E-Fuse demonstrator because of the built in Local Interconnect Network (LIN) communication interface. The LIN interface enables the configuration of the over-current trip characteristics without the need to modify hardware components, and it also reports diagnostic status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The E-Fuse demonstrator leverages the unrivaled ruggedness and performance of Microchip\u2019s SiC MOSFET technology and PIC microcontrollers\u2019 Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) with a LIN-based interface. The companion components are automotive-qualified and yield a lower part count and higher reliability over a discrete design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microchip\u2019s SiC power solutions provide the industry\u2019s broadest and most flexible portfolio of MOSFETs, diodes and gate drivers in bare die, discretes, modules and customizable power modules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-voltage electrical subsystems throughout Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) require a mechanism to protect the high-voltage distribution and loads in the event of an overload condition. 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