This article, authored by contributing editor Peter Delly-Detwiler, was originally published in Forbes.com. I recently had an opportunity to speak with Blake Richetta, Vice President of Sales for sonnen – the residential energy storage company that began focusing on U.S. markets in 2015. Richetta, who was briefly Tesla’s North American Powerwall sales manager, has an…
This article, based on an interview with GaN Systems’ CEO, Jim Witham, was originally authored by Paul O’Shea and published in powerelectronicsnews.com. As author Jeremey Rifkin put it, we are in the midst of the 3rd industrial revolution. The first was the mechanization of the textile industry, followed by the age of mass production where…
GaN Systems sponsors inverter design competition OTTAWA, Ontario, April 24, 2017 – Choosing GaN instead of legacy silicon transistors allows power systems designers to increase both system efficiency and power density while reducing system size, weight and cost. Nowhere is this trend more apparent than in the energy market where GaN transistors are replacing MOSFETs…
The G-Philos 700W GaN-based ESS is 30% smaller and consumes 25% less power than their silicon version. 10 W to 50 kW applications leverage GaN for increased efficiency and reduced overall size OTTAWA, Ontario, March 20, 2017 – The demand for more power in electronics continues to increase, while the space allowable for power continues…
Image: A 250 W wireless power transmitting device running at 6.78 and 13.56 MHz, enabled by GaN Systems’ GaN transistors; Courtesy of the Imperial College London High-frequency resonant design enables applications missing the key ingredient of high power transfer OTTAWA, Ontario, March 17, 2017 – The demand for high power wireless transfer is surging at…
GaN Systems to demonstrate wireless power transfer and a broad range of commercial power modules OTTAWA, Ontario, March 13, 2017 – At the 2017 Electronica Shanghai Exposition in Shanghai, China, visitors will see state-of-the-art gallium nitride (GaN) transistors in action. From March 14-16, in Booth #E4.4212, GaN Systems will conduct live demonstrations of commercial systems…
Image: GaN Systems’ 99% efficient, 3 kW PFC reference design will be among the products, systems and demonstrations on display at APEC 2017. GaN Systems to demonstrate wireless power transfer and a broad range of commercial power systems OTTAWA, Ontario, March 16, 2017 – At the upcoming 2017 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC…
GaN transistor thermal RC models enhance the accuracy of power system SPICE simulations OTTAWA, Ontario, February 3, 2017 – GaN Systems has experienced a surge in the number of customers designing and deploying power systems using their GaN transistors. Customers have recognized that GaN devices significantly improve power efficiency and power density. By using GaN…
Above image: 250 W wireless charging device from the Imperial College London runs with GaN Systems’ GaN transistors at 6.78 and 13.56 MHz. GaN Systems’ enables high voltage, high power wireless charging OTTAWA, Ontario, January 16, 2017 – GaN Systems, the industry-leading enabler of high voltage, high current, and high-frequency wireless charging, has joined the…
The following article was written by Achim Scharf and published in the November 2016 issue of Power Electronics Europe. According to market researcher Yole 2015 – 2016 have been exciting years for the GaN power business – 600V GaN is today commercially available, after many ups and downs. And GaN power ICs have debuted, opening…
