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 collaboration will speed up the introduction of high-performance current measurement solutions for popular 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 encapsulated and has a smaller size but still performs well. It uses the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC for high precision sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is specifically designed to easily integrate with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, Infineon's power module for traction inverters in electric vehicles. By eliminating the need for separate 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 current sensors are setting a higher standard for system integration. He mentioned that the combination of Infineon's sensor technology and Swoboda's injection molding expertise has proven to be a successful partnership.

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. He mentioned that their current sensor ICs seamlessly fit into Infineon's HybridPack Drive G2, providing a compact solution for hybrid and electric vehicles with the expertise of Swoboda.

Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create new current sensing solutions that can be used with various power devices. These solutions will also be useful for applications such as inverter DC link and managing high voltage batteries.

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