Electronic Design Update - Special Edition - May 23rd, 2023
 
 
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May 23, 2023
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The traction inverter, a critical component at the heart of the EV powertrain, is responsible for controlling an e-motor, improving driving range, responsiveness, smoothness, traction, and handling.
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This traction inverter system reference design developed by Texas Instruments and Wolfspeed provides a foundation for OEMs and design engineers to create high-performance, high-efficiency traction inverter systems and get to market faster.

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Improve traction inverter efficiency by 2% by minimizing SiC switching power losses with the TI's latest isolated gate driver, resulting in up to 7 more miles of EV driving range per battery charge.

The new isolated DC/DC power module integrates a transformer and DC/DC controller with a proprietary architecture to achieve high density with very low emissions. Coupled with TI's isolated gate driver, the solution reduces the PCB size by 30%.

The AM2634-Q1 Arm®-based MCUs are built to meet the complex real-time processing needs of next generation of electrified vehicles. The MCU family consists of multiple pin-to-pin compatible devices with up to four 400 MHz Arm® Cortex®-R5F cores.

The C2000™ real-time MCUs are scalable, ultra-low latency devices designed for efficiency in power electronics, high power density, high switching frequencies and supporting the use SiC technologies.

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Discover how using the isolated gate drivers with the real-time variable gate drive strength can improve efficiency by up to 2% by minimizing the SiC switching power losses, resulting in an average of seven miles EV driving range per battery charge.

Traction inverter design trends and relevant semiconductor technologies and components are discussed in depth.

This white paper explores key system trends, architecture, and technology to enable high-performance traction inverter systems, including isolation, high-voltage domain, and low-voltage domain technology.

Drive high-power SiC MOSFETs with a high-performance highly configurable single-channel isolated gate driver with integrated diagnostics and protection to support functional safety goals while reducing powertrain system cost.

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