Wireless charging is everywhere. From airports to automobiles, and hotels to offices—designing the right charging solution can be complex. Explore our resources to get technical expertise and stay up to date with charging trends and technology.

Beyond the datasheet: How to get more out of your primary cell batteries

By Philip Ling - 2025年5月22日

The world relies on small electronic devices powered by even smaller primary cell batteries. We dispose of around 80 million non-rechargeable batteries every day. How can we use technology to get more power out of our batteries?

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How 48V systems are supporting fully electric vehicles

By Philip Ling - 2024年7月22日

The automotive supply chain for 48V subsystems has seen increased demand from mild hybrids. With the same solutions now going into plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles, 48V is an active market segment.

Optimized power switching revs up for next-generation automotive applications

By Philip Ling - 2024年7月22日

The move to zonal architectures is redefining the power distribution architecture. Automotive OEMs developing advanced features require optimized and intelligent power switches.

Designing Vienna Rectifiers for EV Chargers

By Avnet Staff - 2024年6月24日

As the EV charging infrastructure grows, EVSE providers need to offer a choice. Cost, efficiency and reliability are trade-offs that begin at the component level and move quickly to the converter topology.

Passive components in EV chargers should be selected carefully

By Neil Willard - 2024年1月15日

Demand for EV fast charging stations means passive components that can tolerate the high power/high energy environment are also drawing attention. Components such as DC link capacitors and magnetics need to be carefully selected for the application.

Explore the challenges and opportunities of bi-directional charging and EVs

By Miguel Tapia - 2023年12月7日

In bi-directional charging, energy can flow into an EV battery, be extracted from it and routed back to the grid. With the momentum of climate protection, it’s poised to become a common feature in EVs.

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Integrating EV charging with Matter and the smart home

By Harvey Wilson - 2023年10月5日

With electric vehicles (EVs) becoming more common comes increased focus on how we charge them. How can we integrate the EV charger with other smart home systems, and what opportunities could this create?

How V2G benefits drivers and electricity suppliers

By Harvey Wilson - 2023年10月5日

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) enables EVs to send power from their batteries back to the main electricity grid. This will be hugely helpful in dealing with the inconsistency of renewables. However, it brings with it new technical and commercial challenges.

The future of EV charging: revolutionary developments are closer than you think

By Harvey Wilson - 2023年10月4日

Electric vehicles (EVs) are big business. You only need to look at Tesla’s share price to see just how big. Imagine how much more valuable the market would be if EVs could charge in a few seconds, not minutes or hours.

What’s going on inside an energy harvesting PMIC?

2023年9月25日

Power management ICs, or PMICs, are useful in most applications. A single PMIC can control multiple power rails and manage the way they come online at power-up. This can protect sensitive devices.

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Diagnostic wearables: Design challenges and opportunities

By Karen Field - 2022年10月27日

From the need to maintain small form factors and keep system power requirements low to concerns over data integrity and cost, the design space for diagnostic wearables is fraught with complexity.

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Are wearables the killer app for energy harvesting technology?

By Karen Field - 2022年10月13日

As wearable devices grow in popularity, so does interest in energy harvesting technology as an alternative to battery power. Experts say it shouldn’t be an “all-or-nothing: proposition.

Designing ultra-rapid DC EV chargers

2022年7月13日

If electric drivetrains are to replace internal combustion, particularly in larger vehicles, we need more high-speed DC charging capacity. This article examines six of the main design considerations.

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Defining security for the EV charging infrastructure

2022年7月13日

Drivers are demanding easy access to public EV charging points. Providers must meet this demand without sacrificing security for simplicity. Cybercriminals will find any security weaknesses, but the latest standards are here to help.

Predicting the kW sweet spot in EV charge point variants

2022年7月13日

Do you want AC or DC, fast or slow charging? Manufacturers of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment need to predict what will be demanded most by consumers, while responding to the requests coming from Charge Point Operators.

Load balancing in the EV charging infrastructure

2022年7月8日

We all know what it’s like to wait in line to refuel, but what if you must continue waiting after you plug in your EV? Managing multiple charge points in one location is creating some interesting challenges for the EV charging infrastructure.

Batteries won’t do for renewable energy storage

By Cameron Coward - 2022年6月29日

Solar and wind energy has a serious drawback: it isn’t always available on-demand. These methods enable renewable energy storage that can meet demand throughout the day and night.

Selecting wide bandgap devices for motor control applications

By Milan Ivkovic - 2021年12月20日

When it comes to smart control applications, it’s worth taking a step back to consider when and if the switch to wide bandgap from MOSFET or IGBT makes sense. When the answer is yes, then the decision is whether SiC or GaN is the way to go.

When will wireless power transfer redefine the Industrial IoT?

2021年11月12日

Power loss in a single sensor might result in downtime for an entire production line, so keeping them operational will be critical. With developments in the enabling technologies, could wireless power transfer be the answer?

Advances in wide-bandgap semiconductors for vehicles

By Jason Struble - 2021年8月24日

See the technical and cost comparisons between older silicon IGBT and MOSFET technologies and newer generation silicon carbide switches.

Free eBook explores in-vehicle networking’s future

2021年8月18日

Avnet’s free eBook examines some of the biggest issues emerging around in-vehicle networks, their impact on design and new considerations for engineers.

EV charging: The drive for faster charging speeds and higher efficiency

2021年8月11日

Fast DC chargers and wide-bandgap silicon carbide switches are key to improved EV charging.

To fight EV fires, focus is on early detection of battery cell thermal runaway

2021年8月11日

Sensing solutions that focus on decomposition gases are being used to focus on early detection of battery cell thermal runaway.

Not just a stopgap, how 48V mild hybrid systems boost performance

2021年8月11日

48-Volt mild hybrid systems help meet emissions targets

As EV market grows, so does push for higher efficiency

2021年8月11日

‘The electric car has no future.’ That’s what some said in 1908 when Henry Ford introduced his cheap Model T. Despite his new assembly line manufacturing concept, that single statement rendered electric vehicles (EVs) obsolete. EVs had been around since...

Three design freedoms enabled by SiC technology

By Milan Ivkovic - 2021年4月17日

Even with the undeniable performance and potential of silicon carbide (SiC) technology, some designers may be hesitant initially to tackle new projects using SiC.

How to ensure superior power supply design integration

2021年3月30日

A key to unlocking device innovation is a power supply design that solves critical power challenges, especially the always-present demand to pack more power into smaller footprints.

Unlock innovation with power management expertise

2021年3月19日

Every electronic device has something in common: the need for power. Designing power management solutions correctly from the beginning pays major dividends later, both in longevity and user satisfaction.

The substantial benefits of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) in power electronics

By Milan Ivkovic - 2021年3月8日

Silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) are two semiconductor materials that are creating a significant shift in the power electronics market.