Modular SiC Inverter

Reference Design

This Inverter offers a modular electrical and mechanical integration of a 3-phase 1200V/340A-550A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module from CISSOID with OLEA® T222 FPCU control board and application software from Silicon Mobility. This unique hardware and software supports the rapid development of e-motor drives up to 350kW/850V, setting new levels in terms of power density and efficiency.

• Up to 350kW/850V

• Modular SiC power module

• Low-ESL DC-Link capacitor

• 900V/400A EMI filter

• Liquid cooling

• Robust SiC gate driver

• OLEA® T222 FPCU controller

• DC & phase current sensors

• Advanced control algorithms

• SVPWM or DPWM up to 50kHz

Powered by CISSOID SiC Intelligent Power Module & Silicon Mobility OLEA® T222 FCPU & OLEA® APP INVERTER Software. www.cissoid.com

Henkel’s new injectable thermally conductive adhesive for EV battery systems

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has extended its portfolio of solutions for EV battery systems with a new injectable thermally conductive adhesive. e new adhesive, Loctite TLB 9300 APSi, provides both structural bonding and thermal conductivity in the battery system. Henkel says the new product has already been adopted by a major EV battery manufacturer.

Designed for applications such as bonding battery cells to modules, or bonding cells directly to cooling systems, Loctite TLB 9300 APSi is a two-component polyurethane thermally conductive adhesive with a high thermal conductivity of 3 W/mK, moderate viscosity, and self-levelling characteristics. In addition to its heat management properties, it’s designed to deliver a combination of good electrical insulation with high bonding performance to a variety of substrates. It’s a solvent-free solution that cures at room temperature without the need for additional energy consumption.

“Loctite TLB 9300 APSi is a testament to Henkel’s continued e orts to innovate new e-mobility solutions tailored to solve today’s battery manufacturing challenges and enable the next-generation designs of tomorrow,” said Holger Schuh, Global Senior Manager ermal Technologies at Henkel. “Its immediate adoption by a major battery manufacturer demonstrates our close partnership with key players in the e-mobility industry.”

Ford signs lithium and nickel deals to secure IRA-compliant supply

Ford appears to be working to build the supply chain it will need to reach its goal of producing two million IRA-compliant EVs per year by 2026. e automaker recently signed lithium supply agreements with ve producers, and Benchmark Minerals predicts that, with these deals and a nickel supply agreement, Ford has secured more than 90% of the lithium and nickel it will require to meet its two-million-vehicle target.

According to Lisa Drake, VP of EV Industrialization at Ford, supply agreements with two major lithium providers have “signi cantly de-risked” the automaker’s expansion plans. Albemarle will supply 100,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide between 2026 and 2030, and Chilean producer SQM will deliver an unspeci ed amount of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide.

Ford is also investing in lithium projects still under development, which Drake says supports the “need to continue exploring reserves and development extraction technologies” in order to “further diversify the industry.”

Ford says it will become the rst customer of Nemaska Lithium, which is developing a mine and processing facility in Québec. Nemaska will supply Ford with spodumene concentrate from its existing Whabouchi mine, and will supply up to 13,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide from its Bécancour plant for 11 years once that facility comes online.

EnergySource Minerals will supply an unspeci ed amount of lithium hydroxide from a 20,000-tonne-peryear brine project in Imperial Valley, California, which is expected to start operating in 2025.

Compass Minerals will provide Ford with up to 40% of the lithium carbonate from its Utah brine project for 5 years once it starts producing. e facility is to enter production in 2025 with an initial nameplate capacity of 11,000 tpa of lithium carbonate.

Last year, Ford signed an o ake agreement with Ioneer, which is developing a lithium mine in Nevada.

Drake says one Ford battery plant will have access to a supply of IRA-compliant nickel sulphate intermediate MHP, under a 2022 deal with Brazilian miner Vale.