Infineon and Swoboda Revolutionize Electromobility with High-Performance Current Sensors for Automotive Applications
Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create advanced current sensors for electric vehicles. By combining Infineon's top-quality current sensor ICs with Swoboda's experience in developing sensor modules, they aim to meet the increasing demand for sensing solutions in hybrid and electric vehicles. This collaboration will help speed up the process of bringing high-performance current measurement solutions to market, particularly for traction inverters and battery management systems in the automotive industry.
One of the new products introduced is the Swoboda CSM510HP2, which includes a current sensor module that is fully encapsulated and has a smaller size without sacrificing performance. It uses the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC, providing high precision sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is designed to seamlessly work with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, an automotive power module by Infineon used in electric vehicle traction inverters. By integrating the sensor directly into the power module, the need for separate external current sensors is eliminated, resulting in more compact traction inverters.
Klaus Lebherz, the Head of Business Development at Swoboda, stated that the new current sensors are leading in terms of easy system integration. He mentioned that the combination of Infineon's sensor technology and Swoboda's injection molding expertise has proven to be very effective.
According to Andrea Monterastelli, who leads the Automotive Magnetic Sensors Product Group at Infineon Technologies, the market is looking for current sensing solutions that are high performing, compact, and easy to integrate. These solutions seamlessly fit into Infineon's HybridPack Drive G2, providing the most compact option for hybrid and electric vehicles. This is made possible by using Infineon's top-notch current sensor ICs and leveraging Swoboda's expertise in the field.
Infineon and Swoboda are collaborating to create new current sensing solutions for various power devices. These solutions will also be used for inverter DC link and high voltage battery management, along with other applications.
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