Arrow Electronics, Inc. and eInfochips, are working with Infineon Technologies AG to help eInfochips? customers accelerate the development of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Development of EV chargers, especially DC ?fast chargers,?

is becoming increasingly challenging to equipment manufacturers due to several factors, such as lack of prior experience, stringent functional safety and reliability requirements, and a fledgling support network. The collaboration between Arrow and Infineon aims to help innovators navigate these challenges while accelerating time-to-market. As part of the collaboration, Arrow?s High Power Center of Excellence has developed a 30kW DC fast charger reference platform.

This includes Infineon?s 1200V CoolSiC? Easy power modules and also hardware design, embedded firmware, bi-directional charging support and energy metering functionality. The first reference design from this collaboration, a production-grade 30kW DC fast charger reference development platform, is being demonstrated at Applied Power Electronics Conference, Feb.

25-29, in Long Beach, Calif.