Infineon and Swoboda Collaborate to Develop High-Performance Current Sensors for Electromobility: Driving Innovation in Automotive Applications
Infineon Technologies AG and Swoboda have teamed up to create advanced current sensors for electric vehicles. By combining Infineon's top-of-the-line current sensor ICs with Swoboda's experience in developing and producing sensor modules, the partnership aims to meet the increasing demand for sensing solutions in the automotive industry. These collaborative solutions will speed up the production of high-volume applications like traction inverters and battery management systems for electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as other important automotive uses.
One of the new products available 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 to provide precise sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is designed to easily integrate with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, Infineon's power module for traction inverters in electric cars. By eliminating the need for external current sensors, it allows for more compact traction inverters to be created.
Klaus Lebherz, Head of Business Development at Swoboda, expressed that the new generation of current sensors is setting higher standards for easier system integration. The combination of Infineon's sensor technology and Swoboda's expertise in injection molding was described as a perfect fit.
Andrea Monterastelli, who is in charge of the Automotive Magnetic Sensors Product Group at Infineon Technologies, stated that there is a need in the market for current sensing solutions that are high performance, compact, and easy to integrate. He mentioned that the current sensor ICs from Infineon, combined with Swoboda's expertise, offer the most compact solution for hybrid and electric vehicles when integrated into Infineon's HybridPack Drive G2.
Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create new current sensing solutions that can be used for various power devices. These solutions are also being developed for applications such as inverter DC link and high voltage battery management.
More details about the products can be found at these locations.
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