BorgWarner has secured a contract with an unnamed main North American OEM to provide an 800 V built-in drive module (iDM) and a generator module with a twin inverter. The elements shall be utilized in a sequence of the automaker’s extended-range electrical car (EREV) vans and large-frame SUVs, with manufacturing set to start in 2029.
The iDM is a two-in-one unit combining an induction e-machine with a gearbox. BorgWarner selected an induction motor fairly than a everlasting magnet design, which the corporate says eliminates rare-earth magnet dependency and helps a extra resilient provide chain. The generator module pairs a everlasting magnet electrical machine with the twin inverter, mounted on to the interior combustion engine to increase the car’s electrical vary.
A key design problem was becoming the drive elements into packaging house shared with the ICE. BorgWarner says it achieved the required energy and torque targets in a compact type issue utilizing its torque-dense induction machine for the iDM and its next-generation Viper energy module expertise within the twin inverter, which the corporate describes as an “extraordinarily power-dense” design that enabled a smaller, more cost effective package deal.
“This enterprise win showcases our breadth within the propulsion house in North America,” stated VP Stefan Demmerle, “from platform-based, high-performing and environment friendly drive items to inverters, e-machines, management boards and extra.”
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