MCU1200-1050

Overview

Suitable for hybrid and electric vehicles in automotive, motorsport and off-highway applications, the current platform of Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET Inverters are a combination of technologies which have been developed and validated through R&D so that they can be applied with high confidence to new projects.

High DC bus voltage capability coupled with advanced liquid cooling allows for high power, phase current and switching frequency in a very compact and lightweight unit. The unit is self-contained and designed to be sited adjacent to a high voltage battery and coupled via phase cables to the electric drive unit. This unit is designed and manufactured in-house. Bespoke variants can be provided to suit client performance and package requirements. Permanent magnet synchronous motors of surface or interior types are supported, with full synchronous closed-loop motor control via torque and speed requests through a CAN interface.

The control algorithms have been in development since 2005 and represent over 30 man-years of development effort, all of the lessons learnt and algorithm improvements are embedded into the existing state of the art software and is available as an off the shelf product. The software has been deployed successfully on a number of high profile motorsports and high performance road car applications – for example the VW ID-R Pikes Peak and Nürburgring Record Holder.