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Broadcom semiconductor products with green applications

Optical isolation

To increase efficiency in power converters and inverters

Solid state relays

To replace mechanical relays in battery management systems

Fibre optic components

For data communication and power transmission

Magnetic and optical encoders

To increase efficiency with accurate motion control feedback

LEDs

for energy-saving, long-life applications

Ethernet switches and PHYs

for low power consumption

AECQ-100 qualified components

for electric vehicles, supporting the reduction of carbon emission

Single pair ethernet

saving copper materials

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Solar

Solar power is one of the most widely used sources of renewable energy. Installing solar power systems on a commercial or residential property generally means setting up a solar photovoltaic or building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) arrays on roofs, walls or windows. The BIPV system includes a solar panel, an energy conversion system and an energy storage system (ESS).

Transportation

With the Green Energy transition, there will be an increasing demand for public transportation. The trains and buses of tomorrow will need to be very power efficient.
Silicon Carbide drives (SiC) enable better energy efficiency due to complete galvanic isolation and faster switching.

EV & Charging

EU signals the end of internal combustion engines by 2035. This is leading to a massive increase in Electrical Vehicles and Charging Stations.
Broadcom’s optocouplers and fiber optic short-link devices provide unrivalled high voltage isolation for various electronic modules used in powertrain and battery management systems, such as DC/DC converters, inverters, battery monitors, and CAN bus interfaces.
Broadcom´s reflective and magnetic encoders are also ideal for LiDAR in EVs for Polygon/rotating mirror and speed control.

Factory Automation

Electrical drives play an important role in the factory automation ecosystem and are crucial components in the Green revolution.
By reducing power consumption and increasing overall efficiency companies can reduce their overall carbon footprint in the factory.

Smart Cities & Infrastructure

Resilient and efficient smart grids will be required with the transition to renewable energy solutions. The monitoring and management of electricity consumption has never been so important. Utility providers are investing billions of dollars in replacing analog meters with smart meters to help the end user make better use of their energy consumption. IR LEDs used in smart meters allow remote monitoring and troubleshooting.

Power Generation & Distribution

New renewable energy applications will need efficient energy transportation and power distribution.
Long distances will need to be bridged without significant losses and resilient smart grids are required, i.e. With high protection and control.

Energy Storage

Efficient Energy Storage will be key to a successful transition to renewable energy systems. These will require more efficient, compact and reliable products for load balancing smart load control.

Wind

Wind power is a green renewable source of energy generated from the wind..
In a typical wind turbine system, there are inverter, charger and converter components and fiber links which play a crucial role in the energy conversion process and energy storage system (ESS). Broadcom offers a wide variety of optocoupler and industrial fiber optic solutions for wind turbine applications that address various technical challenges in the AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC power converters, battery bank (BB) charger, control board and communication unit, and turbine control unit (TCU), as well as encoder products for efficient motor control and monitoring.

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Going green – Protect with Broadcom optocouplers

Broadcom optocouplers are the ideal fit for an array of green applications ranging from solar and wind inverters, energy storage, automotive electric vehicles and charging and power supplies.

Advantages

Drive inverters more efficiently
Reduce copper losses by providing high insulation voltage
Consume less power during current sensing and data transmission

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Products

ACPL-355JC

The ACPL-355JC is a 10A gate drive optocoupler device with an integrated fail-safe IGBT and SiC MOSFET diagnostics, protection and fault reporting.

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ACFL-3161

The ACFL-3161 is a 10 A gate drive optocoupler device in the SSO-12 package designed for high-voltage, space-constrained industrial applications.

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ACFL-3161T – Coming Soon!

Automotive Qualified 10A Gate drive optocoupler. Contact your EBV Sales Representative for more information.

ACFJ-3262– Coming Soon!

The ACFJ-3262 is a 10 A dual-channel gate drive optocoupler device in the SO-24 package designed for high voltage, space constrained industrial applications.

Resources

On demand webinars

Going Green? Protect with Broadcom Optocouplers
Isolation Solutions for the Energy Storage Market
Optically Isolated Sigma Delta Technology for High Current and Precise Voltage Sensing
Galvanic Isolation for Intrinsic Safety Applications
Driving SiC & GaN Power Switches with Advanced Optocouplers
Solid-State PV Relays for Leakage Current Monitoring and Load Switching
Optocouplers for Industry 4.0

Pod cast

SiC and GaN: What are these new materials and what are they used for?

White Papers

Don‘t risk eroneous switching with SiC and GaN power devices – Use optical isolation

High switching speeds in smaller industrial equipment will require superior CMR and EMI performance that only optical technology can offer..

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Be prepared! New standards are driving the need for higher insulation ratings in power electronics

Make sure your design complies with the new standards for power drives (IEC 61800-5) ACNT-H Family of devices.

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Increase efficiency with Broadcom encoders

Versatile encoder solutions enabling green applications

For motion and feedback control, providing both single-turn and multi-turn positions

Incremental encoders for speed control of servo motors

Optical and magnetic encoders designed to operate at temperatures required for harsh and challenging environments.

Wind Turbine

Absolute encoders are used for monitoring the Yaw control of the nacelle (the main structure which houses all generating components, gearbox, drive train, etc.). Absolute encoders are ideal for the pitch control of the blades to adapt to different wind conditions. Incremental encoders can be used for speed monitoring of the generator

Solar Panel

Absolute encoders are an ideal solution for monitoring the panel position to adapt to optimum sunlight direction & conditions.

LiDAR in Autonomous Electric Vehicles

Reflective and Magnetic encoders for Polygon/rotating mirror and speed control.

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