Charged EVs | Global automaker to use Ideal Power’s solid-state contactors in its EVs

Texas-headquartered energy conversion expertise firm Ideal Power, developer of the B-TRAN bidirectional semiconductor energy change, is collaborating with its third international automaker on using B-TRAN-enabled contactors to probably substitute electromechanical contactors within the automaker’s EVs.

Contactors play a vital function in isolating the battery, inverter and onboard charger to make sure security when an EV is off or being serviced, appearing as high-voltage cutoff switches. Strong-state B-TRAN-enabled contactors haven’t any bodily contacts topic to put on and are faster-acting than electromechanical ones. They eradicate arcing, enhance security and reliability, and supply security diagnostics and programmable settings for journey and present limits. They’re additionally anticipated to price much less in EV purposes.

“Strong-state contactors in EVs are an rising market and our expertise is probably enabling for this software as a consequence of its very low conduction losses and inherent bidirectionality,” mentioned Dan Brdar, President and CEO of Perfect Energy.

Supply: Ideal Power