Donovan Porter
Sector General Manager
Texas Instruments
Donovan Porter is a general manager at TI, where he leads a team of engineers to drive strategy and solve next generation design challenges in body electronics and lighting applications. Prior to this role, he worked in the automotive systems team as a systems engineer and manager. Donovan received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University.
Presentations
Presentation by Texas Instruments
As 48V battery electric vehicles (BEV) are introduced to the market, many global carmakers are considering the transition from 12V to 48V within their automotive systems. Previously, 48V was only used to improve efficiency in mild hybrid vehicles, so there are challenges to implementing a 48V low-voltage architecture in BEV, hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) generating 48V from a high-voltage battery. This presentation will outline 48V architectures and potential design solutions for 48V in future electric vehicles.