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> The legacy car makers have flirted with 48V components for decades but haven't been willing to do the hard work to realize all the benefits it brings Can you
by hulitu 2y ago
> The legacy car makers have flirted with 48V components for decades but haven't been willing to do the hard work to realize all the benefits it brings
Can you name some benefits ? ICs working at 48 V are expensive and hard to find.
- brianwawok 2y agoMassively smaller wires and higher powered accessories
- AlotOfReading 2y agoThat's why DC/DC converters exist. Only the things that can take 48v (and associated voltage spikes) get exposed to it.
- stephen_g 2y agoPower ICs operating at 48V are common and cheap, because things like telco have been using 48V DC for decades. In terms of things like digital ICs, well they have never worked at 12V either. You have a step down converter to produce the 3.3 V, 1.8 V etc. rails they need.