The role of the electric car is already in our future. But even here, there are challenges ahead, especially when it comes to fuse protection of the battery. In recent decades, cars have increased in ...

Just like the circuit breaker of your home’s electrical system turns off current flow in case of a short circuit,, car fuses do the same job for your vehicle to avoid damage. Car fuses, also known as ...

Learn about new automotive-grade fuse advances that offer enhanced overcurrent performance for applications that operate in tough environmental conditions. Advances engineered into AEC-200-compliant ...

Vishay has introduced fast-acting AEC-Q200 qualified 0603 surface-mount fuses for automotive applications. Called MFU 0603 AT, versions of the one-time fuses are rated between 0.5 and 5A, with ...

How the smart fuse itself works, as opposed to a regular fuse, in a car. Operation of the smart fuse’s power-on and bang-bang functionalities. How the smart fuse’s boot-up operation works. From ...

A very fast-acting thin-film chip fuse, the MFU 0603-FF AT from Vishay, offers current ratings from 0.5 A to 5.0 A for use in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The AEC-Q200 qualified device ...

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Microchip has used silicon carbide power transistors in an electronic fuses demonstrator for electric vehicle batteries. “The demonstrator can detect and interrupt fault currents in microseconds, 100 ...