#PowiGaNVan 在澳洲

At the heart of Silvretta — aCentauri Solar Racing‘s solar-powered challenger car entry in the grueling 3,022-kilometer Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) across the Australian Outback — is a power...

In 2023, while chasing solar-powered cars across the Australian Outback during the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), I found myself behind the wheel of a petrol-powered van. The irony wasn’t...

Designing a solar race car requires not only mechanical ingenuity but also highly efficient and compact electronics to manage power delivery across the vehicle. In this post, we explore the...

In the fast-evolving world of electric vehicles (EVs), battery technology remains the linchpin of innovation. In 2025, the industry is seeing a wave of advancements that are expanding range, slashing...

In 1987, a newspaper ad caught the eye of a physics professor in Sydney. It was a call to adventure: build a car powered only by the sun and race...

Every two years, innovative young minds from around the world gather in Australia for a race unlike any other. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge isn’t about speed—it’s about pushing the...

Silvretta features a PowiGaN-based DC-DC converter provided by Power Integrations. The 95% efficient converter delivers electricity efficiently and reliability to the car’s 12 V systems, including steering, vehicle control, photovoltaic...

太陽能車是電動車輛革命的領跑者，它們是未來電動車輛尖端技術的試驗台。開發太陽能車的智者是電動車輛革命及其他領域的發展領導者。

如果試圖使用太陽能電池為量產電動車輛供電，會發生什麼？這是可行甚至是實用的嗎？電池陣列需要多大才能為電動車輛供電？

PowiGaN 是 Power Integrations 內部開發的氮化鎵 (GaN) 技術。除了顯著提高太陽能車的效率外，PowiGaN 技術還提供了縮小尺寸以及確保可靠性和耐用性等優勢，以協助 αCentauri 車隊應對荒野的惡劣環境：