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An important milestone in the PowerCare project: At the third advisory board meeting at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems, the prototype for intelligent electric drives in industry was presented for the first time. The innovative system is intended to enable real-time health monitoring of electric motors, thereby helping to prevent failures and increase energy efficiency.

At PCIM, we provide insight into system concepts for modeling the degradation of power electronics and motors in electric drive systems.

The “PowerCare” concept – Fraunhofer's market innovation and contribution to the sustainable electrification of industry with an intelligent and efficient drive converter.

Visit us from February 26 to 29 at APEC 2024 at our booth no. 2064, where we will present our initial interim results.

Independence from fossil fuels and the switch to regenerative energy sources require extensive electrification of production and mobility. This increases the need for compact, energy-efficient, and reliable power electronics. In the PowerCare project[1], novel vertical gallium nitride power semiconductors as well as real-time failure models are developed and used in a motor drive. Here, PowerCare takes a new approach to the monitoring concept by using a miniaturized motor controller with integrated AI failure prediction. The project thus lays the foundation for the next evolutionary stage of intelligent, sustainable power modules.