Renesas Electronics, a semiconductor solutions company, has unveiled an 8-in-1 proof of concept for electric vehicle eAxle systems.
The proof of concept was developed in partnership with Nidec, a Japanese motor manufacturer that makes “everything that spins and moves.”
An eAxle is a drive unit that integrates into an axle structure the main components necessary to propel a vehicle using an electric motor as the main power source. Renesas’s eAxle combines a drive motor, a reduction gear, an inverter, a DC-converter and an on-board battery charger. A single ECU manages the electric powertrain control unit.
The company’s goal is to deliver “a broad range of power management products that work together with our digital products to provide complete, ready-to-use, system-level solutions to help customers accelerate their development and time to market,” said the company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Power, Chris Allexandre.
The new eAxle will “lower the weight and cost of the system, reducing the number of components,” said Ryuji Ombra, who serves as Nidec’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Technology Officer, as well as the head of the Nidec Semiconductor Solutions Center.
Source: Renesas Electronics
