Infineon and Swoboda Partner 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. This collaboration combines Infineon's top-notch current sensor ICs with Swoboda's knowledge in developing sensor modules for the automotive industry. The partnership aims to cater to the increasing demand for sensing solutions in hybrid and electric vehicles. By joining forces, they are able to offer high-performance current measurement solutions that can quickly be implemented in traction inverters, battery management systems, and other important automotive applications. This collaboration will help bring these products to market faster for high-volume use.
One of the new products is the Swoboda CSM510HP2, which has a current sensor module that is fully enclosed and much smaller in size but still performs well. It uses the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC for precise sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is made to easily fit with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, which is Infineon's power module for electric vehicle traction inverters. By integrating the current sensor into this module, there is no need for separate external sensors, making the traction inverters more compact than ever before.
Klaus Lebherz, Head of Business Development at Swoboda, expressed that the new generation of current sensors is raising the bar for easy system integration. He mentioned that the combination of Infineon's sensor technology and Swoboda's expertise in injection molding has proven to be an ideal partnership.
Andrea Monterastelli, who is the Head of Automotive Magnetic Sensors Product Group at Infineon Technologies, stated that there is a need in the market for current sensing solutions that are high performing, compact, and easy to integrate. The current sensor ICs from Infineon and expertise from Swoboda have enabled the most compact solution for hybrid and electric vehicles, fitting seamlessly into Infineon's HybridPack Drive G2.
Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create new current sensing solutions for various power devices. They are also looking to apply these solutions in areas such as inverter DC link and high voltage battery management.
More details about the products can be found at these sources.
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