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Industrial
EV charging infrastructure
Enable precise power electronics control, low-latency processing, and flexible architectures for fast, bidirectional EV charging systems.
Real-time control for EV charging
EV charging systems are evolving toward higher power levels and bidirectional energy flow, increasing the need for efficient power conversion, grid stability, and adaptable control.
Altera FPGAs provide precise control of power electronics, low-latency processing, and flexible architectures for scalable charging systems. They support fast response, high efficiency, and adaptation to changing power and energy-management requirements.
The Challenges, and Why FPGA
The Challenge
High-power conversion demands
Higher power levels require precise switching control and efficient AC/DC and DC/DC conversion.
Why FPGA
Precise power control
FPGAs process control signals in parallel for fast response and predictable power-conversion behavior.
The Challenge
Bidirectional energy flow
Charging systems must coordinate grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid power flow.
Why FPGA
Flexible bidirectional control
Reconfigurable logic adapts control paths as charging topologies and energy requirements evolve.
The Challenge
Safety and grid compliance
Charging infrastructure must manage high voltage, protection, isolation, and grid-compliance requirements.
Why FPGA
Safety-ready architectures
Use device-specific safety documentation and IP to support system-level functional-safety designs.
Why Altera
High-speed power control
Precise control of AC/DC and DC/DC conversion supports efficient power delivery and fast charging.
800-volt eFuse design
A MAX 10 FPGA-based eFuse demonstrates reprogrammable high-voltage protection and monitoring.
Bidirectional converter design
A three-phase design demonstrates real-time control for grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid operation.
Flexible development path
Use reference designs, development tools, and device families to scale from evaluation to charging-system deployment.
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Enable intelligent energy systems with real-time monitoring, efficient power management, and adaptable FPGA solutions for modern smart grids.
Common questions
The FPGA implements supported real-time power-control and interface functions for the converter. A complete charger also needs the power stage, sensing, isolation, supervision and vehicle communication designed and validated as a system.
Use bidirectional conversion when the system must transfer energy both into and out of the vehicle and the installation supports that operation. Confirm vehicle support, protection and applicable interconnection requirements before treating V2G as available.
Include sensing, conversion, sample transport, control computation and output update delay. Check the combined timing against the selected power stage and control requirements, using measured worst-case behavior rather than FPGA clock frequency alone.
V2G power control manages the electrical conversion and energy-flow behavior. Vehicle charging communication negotiates and supervises supported charging functions; the two paths must be coordinated but are separate implementation responsibilities.
Review measured feedback, control-state transitions, timing and limits in a controlled validation setup. Compare the implemented sequence with the converter design requirements and verify protection behavior before expanding the operating envelope.
Validate the complete charger against the applicable grid and product requirements using its actual hardware, firmware and operating conditions. An FPGA control architecture or reference design alone does not establish compliance for a deployed installation.