Beyond Today's Roads: The Future Automotive Systems Unveiled

Partner Call open until: October 2024

Project Start: Q1 2025

Online event on May 28, 2024

InnoTract Project

We are looking for innovative and ambitious companies all over the world to work on innovative automotive systems with us. The project centers on high-efficiency energy traction drive systems, encompassing inverters and machinery tailored for high-voltage (HV) batteries up to 1500V and introducing innovative onboard networks and concepts.

Decorative image, autonomous car with touch sensors in a futuristic setting

Scope

  • Implementing highly efficient converter designs for 12V and/or 48V onboard networks to maximize energy utilization and minimize losses.
  • Introducing novel connector technologies and passive device integration techniques to enable HV DC-bus up to 1500V, revolutionizing automotive power distribution systems.
  • Enhancing power density through innovative packaging approaches and substrate materials in traction inverter technologies, optimizing wide bandgap power device utilization for increased performance in electric vehicles.

Ambition

  • International consortium comprising industrial partners along the value chain
  • Target:  ~ 10 Partners in the program
  • 4 years project duration
  • Universities and academic partners are eligible to participate (special contribution model applies)
  • PhD students within project possible - supervised by academic partners

Advantages for industry

  • Attrac­tive cofi­nan­cing: SAL covers 50% of the project volume, you only pay 25% in cash and 25% in-kind. Learn more.
  • Compe­ti­tive advan­tage: easier and quicker exploi­ta­tion of upco­ming products, by utiliza­tion of gene­rated IP
  • Risk miti­ga­tion: early targe­ting of tech­nical problems for an upco­ming market
  • Inno­va­tion: future tech­no­lo­gies and explo­ra­tion of emer­ging trends
  • Part­nership: coope­ra­tion in a pionee­ring and effi­cient eco-system
  • Performance: meeting the power and performance demand of future electrified vehicles
  • Charging time: enable even faster charging times and increase user comfort and flexibility

We are looking for you!

  • Machine / drivetrain manufacturer
  • Protection device manufacturer
  • Battery manufacturer
  • Connector manufacturer
  • Passive device manufacturer
  • Power semiconductor manufacturer
  • Truck / Heavy duty vehicle company
  • Automotive OEM
  • Railway company
  • Traction inverter manufacturer
  • Onboard charger manufacturer
  • Fuel cell manufacturer
  • Heat pump manufacturer
  • DC/DC manufacturer
  • Universities
  • Scientific partner

Further information about the call

Contact

Daniele Rossio, MSc

Manager
Business Development
Power Electronics
daniele.rossio@silicon-austria.com

DI Alfred Binder

Head of
Research Division
Power Elec­tro­nics
alfred.binder@silicon-austria.com

DI Dr. Thomas Langbauer

Program Manager
Research Unit Architectures & Topologies
Power Elec­tro­nics
thomas.langbauer@silicon-austria.com

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