Power Up

Going with renewable power sources is not the only way to make the grid greener. Adopting open source technologies can also contribute to mitigating climate change. In this Power Up podcast, we discuss open source innovation in the energy and electricity sectors with Shuli Goodman, founder and executive director of LF Energy, a Linux Foundation project. 

Silicon carbide (SiC) has the potential to increase the overall system efficiency in electric vehicles. In the solar industry, SiC inverter optimization also plays a large role in cost savings. In this podcast with Anant Agarwal, IEEE Fellow Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, we will discover the benefits and the applications of SiC.

The  cost of electric vehicles must be lowered and their driving range extended. Both issues require improvements in battery technology, and improvements in batteries. The adoption of silicon carbide ICs is expected to help reduce battery cost and improve battery performance. In this podcast we will talk with Stephen Lambert, Head of Electrification, McLaren Applied, about using SiC to get into the fast lane toward the electrification of vehicles. With Nitin Dahad, editor-in-chief of embedded.com.

Decarbonization will require clean energy sources, and hydrogen power is becoming one of the more promising alternative energy options. In this podcast we will talk about hydrogen power with Susanné Wallner, who helps manage a testbed for sustainable technologies in Sweden, and Patrick Le Fèvre, CMO of Powerbox.

SiC technology provides superior switching and improved thermal performance compared with similar silicon devices. This translates into improved efficiency, higher power density, better electromagnetic interference (EMI), and reduced system size and weight. New SiC designs are emerging to meet growing high-power requirements for electric vehicles and other energy applications. In this podcast, Victor Veliadis will explain the role of Silicon Carbide for several applications. Victor Veliadis is Executive Director and CTO of PowerAmerica, and an ECE Professor at NCSU (North Caroline State University). He has many U.S. patents, 6 book chapters, and over 120 peer-reviewed technical publications.

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources are set to grow dramatically in the coming years. As distributed generation becomes more widespread, the grid will need to be increasingly flexible. Distributed energy resources are an essential part of the future of renewable energy. In this podcast, Robert L. Misback, and Adam Kabulski, will explain the future of renewable energy adoption and how renewable energy is impacting the power grid. The grid of the future is all about renewable penetration and increased electricity consumption. Power grid technology can improve energy efficiency. They will talk about the challenges of energy storage and what we expect from the future.

“The future of energies. It's cleaner. It's cheaper, and it's more flexible than it's ever been.”

In this episode, our guest is Patrick Le Fèvre, senior marketer and degree-qualified engineer with a 35-year of experience in power electronics. We speak with him about wide bandgap semiconductors for green future. A greener future has become one of the most important concerns in recent years. As the amount of people living on our planet increases, the need for a new approach on energy is pushing towards more sustainable perspectives. Power semiconductors based on GaN and SiC technologies may provide a path to efficient power supply across industrial environments, while also complementing the expansion of the renewable energy segment.