- 800V inverter technology offers ideal scalability, superior
efficiency and high power density
- Builds upon 400V inverter business with the
automaker
- SOP is 2025 for battery electric vehicle (BEV)
platforms
AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., Feb. 9, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner is building upon its current 400V
inverter business with a major global OEM by now also supplying
800V silicon carbide-based (SiC) inverters. The efficient and
scalable high-voltage inverters are destined for battery
electric vehicle (BEV) platforms. Two variants will be used in the
passenger BEVs: one 250kW for passenger cars and all-wheel drive
crossover utility vehicles and a second 350kW module for the OEM's
performance vehicles.
"As a current 400-volt inverter supplier to the automaker, it
was a significant win for our team to be brought on for the
800-volt program as well," said Dr. Stefan
Demmerle, President and General Manager, BorgWarner
PowerDrive Systems. "This expanded business solidifies BorgWarner's
position as a strategic inverter supplier for this longstanding
customer as they transition to the next phase of their BEV
strategy."
Leveraging BorgWarner's Viper-based family of silicon and
SiC power modules, the company is able to deliver 400V and
800V inverters that offer lower mass, higher efficiencies,
exceptional scalability, and higher power densities. Ranging from
150 to 350 kW, BorgWarner inverters can be customized to fit
customers' exact needs.
Start of production for the new inverter program is 2025, with
peak annual volume nearing 400,000.
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