Infineon and Swoboda Collaborate to Develop High-Performance Current Sensors for Electromobility: Accelerating Innovation in Automotive Applications
Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create advanced current sensors for electric vehicles. They are combining Infineon's top-of-the-line current sensor ICs with Swoboda's experience in developing sensor modules to cater to the increasing demand for sensing solutions in hybrid and electric cars. This collaboration will speed up the introduction of high-performance current measurement solutions for popular automotive applications like traction inverters and battery management systems, as well as other important areas in the automotive industry.
One of the new products is the Swoboda CSM510HP2, which has a small size but still performs well thanks to its fully encapsulated current sensor module. It uses the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC for high precision sensing with an error rate below 2 percent. The module is made to easily integrate with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, an automotive power module from Infineon used in electric vehicle traction inverters. This integration eliminates the need for external current sensors, making the traction inverters more compact and efficient.
Klaus Lebherz, the Head of Business Development at Swoboda, mentioned that the new current sensors bring about a new level of ease when it comes to integrating them into systems. He pointed out that the combination of Infineon's advanced sensor technology and Swoboda's expertise in injection molding was a perfect fit.
Andrea Monterastelli, who is in charge of the Automotive Magnetic Sensors Product Group at Infineon Technologies, stated that the market is looking for current sensing solutions that are high performing, compact, and easy to integrate. These solutions seamlessly integrate 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-of-the-line current sensor ICs and leveraging Swoboda's expertise.
Infineon and Swoboda are collaborating on creating new current sensing solutions for a variety of power devices. They are also looking into applications such as inverter DC link and high voltage battery management.
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