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. By combining Infineon's top-quality current sensor ICs with Swoboda's experience in developing sensor modules, they aim to meet the increasing demand for sensing solutions in hybrid and electric vehicles. This collaboration will speed up the development of high-performance current measurement solutions for popular automotive components like traction inverters and battery management systems.

One of the new products available is the Swoboda CSM510HP2, which includes a compact current sensor module that maintains high performance. It utilizes the Infineon TLE4973 coreless current sensor IC to provide precise sensing with an error rate of less than 2 percent. This module is designed for easy integration with the HybridPACK™ Drive G2, an automotive power module by Infineon used in electric vehicle traction inverters. By incorporating the current sensor directly into the power module, the need for external sensors is eliminated, resulting in more compact traction inverters.

Klaus Lebherz, Head of Business Development at Swoboda, expressed that the new current sensors are setting higher standards for system integration. He mentioned that 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. The integration of Infineon's current sensor ICs into the HybridPack Drive G2 provides a compact solution for hybrid and electric vehicles, made possible by Swoboda's expertise.

Infineon and Swoboda are working together to create new current sensing solutions for various power devices. Some potential uses for these solutions are inverter DC link and high voltage battery management systems.

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