As applications like hybrid and electric vehicles, industrial motor control, rail transportation, and renewable energy proliferate, power electronics devices and modules are emerging to serve in applications ranging from electric-vehicle drivetrains to solar inverters. Engineers need effective ways to test these high-voltage, high-current modules and devices, often based on processes like GaN and SiC. Test instruments might involve a range of instruments and programmable power supplies as well as associated probes, fixtures, and software.
We've covered the topic periodically, as you'll see in the links below. Our August print issue will include a special report that focuses on test of power electronics. We welcome your input. If you test power-electronics devices, let us know of your experiences. Do you use in-house-developed test systems, or do you choose commercially available instruments and systems. If the latter, what features would you like to see vendors include in their products?
If you make test equipment for power-electronics test, tell us about it. What makes your solutions unique, and what challenges do your solutions help your customers address? Email me at [email protected].
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