HiPower 5.0

HiPower 5.0 targets the development of highly integrated eDrive components, leveraging leading-edge wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors and advanced power electronics integration technologies to deliver resource-efficient, reliable designs for next-generation sustainable mobility in the automotive and maritime sectors. Its key objectives include:

• Improved eDrive Components with an Energy Efficiency of up to 99%.
• Increase of Power Density by means of latest WBG and Integration Technologies by up to 100%.
• Increase in Lifetime and Reliability of Power Electronics up to 20%.
• Digital tools supporting the twin transition for next generation WBG technologies based eDrivetrains.

To realize these ambitions, the project partners will demonstrate their innovations across industrial use cases, such as automotive applications using MBDS topologies, hybrid multi-level inverters, auxiliary converters for eMobility, integrated eDrives, future GaN technology assessments through multi-physics multi-scale simulations, and converters for the maritime domain.

SAL contributes to HiPower 5.0 in different use cases by developing a modular bidirectional DC/DC converter demonstrator to interface vehicle batteries with HV grids, optimizing for efficiency, scalability, and compatibility with future high-voltage platforms. Additionally, SAL enhances GaN device modeling through characterization and AI-driven simulations, aiming for higher predictive accuracy under dynamic electrical and thermal conditions, accelerating design optimization through digital prototyping.