Power Testing Applications for Today's Automobiles

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Overview
This document discusses the testing and measurement challenges in the automotive industry, particularly with the rise of electric and hybrid vehicles. It highlights the need for efficient power trains and sophisticated battery management systems, which have led to new testing requirements.

Testing High Power Components
The document covers the testing of Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices, as well as MOSFETs and IGBTs. These components are crucial for the performance of electric vehicles.

Characterizing the Power Source
It includes battery charge/discharge testing and charger performance evaluation, which are essential for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of electric vehicle power sources.

Testing the Drive Train
This section focuses on power control electronics, including EMI susceptibility and harmonics, as well as motor output and efficiency. These factors are critical for the overall performance of the vehicle.

Power Testing Applications
The document emphasizes the importance of power testing applications for electric and hybrid motors, EV batteries, and charging/recharging systems.

DC and AC Power Testing Solutions
It describes solutions for characterizing and testing high power devices, offering a combination of curve tracer and parametric analyzer capabilities with a wide dynamic range.

Source Measure Unit (SMU) Instruments
SMU instruments provide an integrated solution for battery charge/discharge testing and simulate a wide range of battery output responses to engine loads.

Power Analyzers
These are used for power control and motor efficiency analysis, including three-phase measurements, pulse width modulation, power conversion efficiency, and harmonic measurements.

Oscilloscopes and Probes
They are used for testing automotive DC-DC converters, including spectral analysis and turn-on time analysis, with a complete set of differential, high voltage, and current probes.

Integrated Digital Multimeter Switch/Data Logger Systems
These systems are designed for high throughput battery testing and engine control unit testing, integrating a high-performance DMM with multiple channels for comprehensive automotive sub-system testing.

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Power Testing Applications for Today's Automobiles-1

Power Testing Applications for Today’s Automobiles electric/hybrid motors Learn How to Resolve a Test and Measurement Challenge That’s Driving You — Download our Applications Kit www.keithley.com/automotive/power With today’s rapid increase of electric and hybrid vehicles, more efficient power trains, and sophisticated battery management systems, test and measurement applications in the automotive industry have grown significantly. And these new applications are accompanied by new testing requirements and challenges. Download our applications kit and learn more about: Testing High Power Components – Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices – MOSFETs, IGBTs, n Characterizing the Power Source – Battery charge/discharge testing – Charger performance n Testing the Drive Train – Power control electronics: EMI susceptibility and harmonics n – Motor output and efficiency

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DC and AC Power Testing Solutions for Today’s Automobiles Parametric Curve Tracer Configurations Characterizing and Testing High Power Devices n n Offers the best of a curve tracer and parametric analyzer Wide dynamic range - from µV to 3kV and fA to 100A Source Measure Unit (SMU) Instruments and DC Power Supplies Testing Batteries and Simulating Waveforms SourceMeter® SMU instruments provide a fully-integrated, four-quadrant, all-in-one solution for charge/discharge testing of batteries n Power supplies create a series of voltage steps that can simulate a wide range of battery output responses...

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