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capacity. Therefore, charging trol of power. These miniatur- a compact DC charger system,
stations are essential for the ized Semiconductor Integrated the performance of power The
sustainable operation of EVs. Circuits (ICs) for system con- semiconductors is one of the Government
of India has
The charging requirement de- trols and power semiconductor key factors. Nowadays, Sili- increased
pends on both the kind of ve- devices play a key role in EV con Carbide (SiC) is also used demand
hicle and the utility purpose charging infrastructure. to improve the performance of incentive by
simultaneously. According to An EV charging station (DC power semiconductor devices. 50 percent
the NITI Aayog report, India Type) has two stages of power There is no denying that this for electric
could achieve high penetra- conversions while transferring technology will help in giving a two-wheelers
tion of EVs by 2030. The GoI energy from a utility supply to boost to EV infrastructure. to `15,000
has set a target to electrify 70 an electric vehicle. In the first Like Mitsubishi Electric, there’s per kWh from
percent of all commercial vehi- stage, alternating current (AC) a long list of global leaders pro- the earlier
cles, 30 percent of private cars, is converted to direct current viding their support in one or uniform
40 percent of buses, and 80 (DC) with power factor control another way in bringing e-mo- subsidy of
`10,000
percent of two-wheelers and to keep the stability of utility. bility on the ground. They are per KWh for
three-wheelers by 2030. Meanwhile, in the second stage, also searching for alternative all-electric
Not just the Indian Government DC is again converted into DC ways of sourcing power as vehicles (EVs)
but the industry giants too have which controls charging volt- there’s a fear that EVs might and hybrids,
been quite hopeful about the age level as per vehicle require- run out of power between except buses.
growth of EVs and the charging ment. In both stages, power charging points.
stations in India. Going by the semiconductors are used to Not to mention, the EV ecosys-
developments in the overall EV convert and control the smooth tem is dependent on the Gov-
charging ecosystem, India is flow of energy. ernment policy intervention,
gradually picking up the pace. While converting AC into DC participation of private sectors,
Global leaders in innovation and controlling the charging and, of course, the technolog-
and technology like Mitsubishi voltage, power semiconductors ical innovations taking place
Electric are increasingly invest- lose some part of their energy on the EV-charging front. So,
ing in charging station infra- in the form of heat. These en- it’s important to keep an eye on
structure development. ergy losses decide the efficien- these developments too.
Mitsubishi Electric manufac- cy of DC chargers as well as The EV charging stations are
tures semiconductors and de- the size of the cooling system, the backbone of the e-mobility
vices including power modules which, in turn, will decide the sector and building it the right
and high-power devices that size of a DC charger. way will undoubtedly make EV
handle the highly efficient con- So, for the best efficiency and adoption higher in India.

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