Power & charging | Technical articles

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.

How USB-C is powering the future of electronics

By Avnet Staff - March 6, 2025

To help engineers, designers, and industry professionals navigate these changes, Avnet Silica hosted an exclusive two-day webinar covering the latest developments in USB Type-C and USB PD 3.2.

Nine reasons onsemi’s silicon carbide (SiC) solutions will revolutionise your power designs

By Avnet Staff - December 6, 2024

If you’re looking to improve efficiency, boost performance, and future-proof your power systems, here are nine reasons why you should explore onsemi’s SiC solutions.

Taking the flexible approach to power conversion circuit design

By Philip Ling - December 6, 2024

For a design engineer, everything can look like an application. And as any engineer will confirm, your design choices are always application-dependent.

The world's first 4 mOhm SiC JFET for circuit protection

Why your next relay or fuse could be a transistor

By Philip Ling - October 8, 2024

We now have semiconductor substrates that can handle extremely high voltages and currents. But do transistor-based switches still have a place in the high-power domain?

EV on a charger, with selection of Microchip OBC products

Making more efficient on-board chargers

By Philip Ling - October 8, 2024

The entire world is transitioning toward the electrification of everything, and the most impactful areas are where fossil fuels currently dominate.

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How 48V systems are supporting fully electric vehicles

By Philip Ling - July 22, 2024

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.

A person attaching EV charger to an electric vehicle

Electrifying efficiency: Michael Luett on how STMicroelectronics is revolutionising car electrification applications

By Avnet Staff - July 16, 2024

Here, we talk to Michael Luett, Automotive Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics (ST) and the latest contributor to Electrify Tomorrow, our exclusive webinar series, about some of the latest trends in power electronics.

EV Charging Series, Part 3: How V2G Benefits Drivers and Electricity Suppliers

By Harvey Wilson - June 19, 2023

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is the capability for EVs to send power from their batteries back to the main electricity grid. This can be hugely helpful in meeting demands on the grid, stabilising it, and dealing with the inconsistency of renewables.

Transformative IoT solutions with the STM32 32-bit Wireless MCU Series

June 1, 2023

Choosing the right microcontroller for your project is crucial. In this post, we’ll explore the capabilities of ST’s 32-bit wireless MCU, STM32WBA52 and the IoT applications that benefit most from them.

EV Charging Series, Part 2: Integrating EV Charging with Matter and the Smart Home

By Harvey Wilson - June 1, 2023

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common on our roads, with sales continuing on an upward trend, there’s an increasing focus on how we charge them. For most of us, we’ll want to handle much of our charging at home, both for convenience and to take ad...

EV Charging Series, Part 1: The Future of EV Charging - Revolutionary Developments are Closer Than You Think

By Harvey Wilson - May 17, 2023

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.

Power trends - Si, SiC or GaN? Power dashboard with people surrounding it and analysing

Power trends and the choice between Si, SiC and GaN

By Thomas Hauer - May 3, 2023

Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors can deliver performance and power efficiency that are superior to those of silicon devices, and have useful properties such as high operating temperature. This means that WBG devices, using materials such as gallium nitr...

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Using a proven silicon carbide solution to get a head start on fast EV charger designs

October 12, 2022

Designing, simulating, and testing a design topology requires advanced technical expertise and significant investment in costly research and development, which many companies do not have the resources to commit to.

Designing ultra-rapid DC EV chargers

July 13, 2022

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.

Person paying for EV charging with a credit card

Defining security for the EV charging infrastructure

July 13, 2022

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

July 13, 2022

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

July 8, 2022

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.

The environmental impact of electric vehicles

By Michael Pochmann - February 11, 2022

Vehicle electrification offers a huge opportunity for innovation

The ins and outs of vehicle-to-grid charging

By Harvey Wilson - February 11, 2022

A well-implemented V2G strategy could provide wins for drivers and power companies while reducing the carbon impact of both car and electricity usage.