CISSOID design speeds inverter development
CISSOID, a developer of power semiconductor solutions, is introducing the EVK-PLA1060 series of on-board Inverter reference designs with the aim of reducing time-to-market for R&D engineers in e-mobility arena.
Whereas existing bench-top Inverter reference designs are suitable for laboratory and bench-based motor testing, the on-board inverter reference design is far closer to production-ready, according to the company. The result is a complete solution, conceived for integration into vehicles about to undergo in-vehicle and field testing, drastically reducing the time required for system development.
Featuring a compact and lightweight, yet robust aluminium housing, the EVK-PLA1060 is said to offer easy vehicle mounting with minimal design effort. Furthermore, the motor control software allows customisation and configuration by the user for additional process simplification.
The EVK-PLA1060 consists of a power module, control board, a low ESL (equivalent series inductance) DC-link capacitor, a compact EMC filter and current sensors. It provides a broad power range of 100 to 350kW, at a 100 to 850V operating bus voltage, offering the potential for a power density up to 52kW per litre.
The product features Silicon Mobility’s ultra-fast OLEA T222 FPCU (Field Programmable Control Unit). Dedicated to e-motor control, the programmable hardware of this application-specific processor accelerates response times to critical events, off-loads the processor cores and enhances functional safety.
The programmable hardware of the T222 processor enables fast control loops and high switching frequencies, combined with the OLEA APP - T222 INVERTER control software, offering powerful optimisations such as dead-time compensation and advanced modulations, this high-performance, real-time solution is fully configurable for use with various e-motor types.
Both the OLEA T222 processor and OLEA APP - T222 INVERTER software carry ISO26262 ASIL-D and AUTOSAR 4.3 certification, while the ISO26262 certification of CISSOID’s ICMs (Inverter Control Modules) is currently in progress.
It provides a broad power range of 100 to 350kW, at a 100 to 850V operating bus voltage, offering the potential for a power density up to 52kW per litre.
