How Are Power Electronics Powering Modern Automobiles?
November 22, 2022 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 94 ⚊ BUSINESS
This has been a result of the initiatives taken by governments to increase the rate of electrification. Now, while electricity has allowed for innovations in technology, it has itself undergone advancements in the way it is produced, transmitted, stored, and controlled. With the arrival of solid-state electronics, the mechanical switches and relays in power transmission and control systems have been replaced by semiconductor devices, such as thyristors, insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), and metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFETs).
This is because all the solid-state devices that are used for controlling, converting, and transmitting electricity come under the umbrella term ‘power electronics’.
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