Infineon and Swoboda Collaborate to Develop High-Performance Current Sensors for Electromobility: Accelerating Innovation in Automotive Applications
Infineon Technologies AG and Swoboda are working together to create advanced current sensors for electric vehicles. By combining Infineon's top-notch current sensor ICs with Swoboda's knowledge in developing sensor modules, they aim to meet the increasing demand for sensing solutions in the automotive industry, particularly for hybrid and electric vehicles. This partnership will speed up the process of bringing high-performance current measurement solutions to market for applications like traction inverters and battery management systems in the automotive sector.
One of the new products available is the Swoboda CSM510HP2, which includes a current sensor module that is fully enclosed and has a smaller size while still maintaining high performance. It uses the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC to provide accurate sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is specifically made to easily integrate with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, a power module for electric vehicle traction inverters made by Infineon. By doing this, there is no longer a need for separate external current sensors, allowing for more compact traction inverters to be produced.
Klaus Lebherz, Head of Business Development at Swoboda, stated that the new current sensors are revolutionizing system integration. The combination of Infineon's sensor technology and Swoboda's expertise in injection molding has proven to be highly effective.
Andrea Monterastelli, who leads the Automotive Magnetic Sensors Product Group at Infineon Technologies, stated that the market is looking for current sensing solutions that are high performance, compact, and easy to integrate. By combining Infineon's top-of-the-line current sensor ICs with Swoboda's expertise, the HybridPack Drive G2 from Infineon provides a compact solution for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Infineon and Swoboda are working together 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, among other applications.
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