Power Dev Power Dev, Nov. issue : 11
ISSUE N°2 JUL Y 2011 DC/DC Converter Energy Storage Device Motor Drive High Power DC Line High Power AC Line Electrical Propulsion Motor Driving forward: EV/HEV power electronics designers need support from busbar makers to optimise their products, according to Rogers Corporation. (Courtesy of Rogers Corporation) In July PDS continued this trend by launching its Ro-Linx PowerCircuit busbars. “PowerCircuit is really aimed for the electric vehicle market, but also for solar and other smaller, high power density applications, like motor drives and DC-DC converters,” commented Vercruysse. “That product typically has thinner copper, it’s more compact and has features suitable for high volume manufacturing, which is important. However, it can still deal with thermal issues. If you look at the EV busbars, they are less than the size of an A5 piece of paper in all three dimensions, whereas, traditional busbars can be up to the size of a door.” “The idea is to fi ll the gap between power PCB technology and traditional laminated busbar technology,” Hollevoet added. “It’s de fi nitely a game changer. Everything is getting into the same thicknesses, but the volumes are going up steadily.” Vercruysse welcomes the resulting uptick in busbar demand, but said Rogers would need to adapt as a result. “Usually laminated busbars are used in job shop environments, that are low volume and customised,” he said. “However, with EV it tends to become a high volume market, and following that economy of scale is the challenge for laminated busbar manufacturers. There will be new challenges in terms of processes, but also materials.” www.rogerscorp.com How to overcome the challenges of power electronics integration? Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles Koen Hollevoet, Business Opportunity Analyst, Rogers Corporation He is an Electronics Engineer (KIHA in Antwerp). He holds an MBA from Vlerick Mgt School Gent and is a quali fi ed Six Sigma Black Belt. For 9 years he was technical director at Inter fl ux Electronics NV, and an expert in no-clean soldering. After 7 years program management and 6Sigma BB work in the military and avionics divisions of Barco, he joined Rogers Corporation in 2007 as a Business Opportunity Analyst. In this function he explores market trends and analyzes new growth opportunities for Rogers. Jo Vercruysse, Business Development Manager, Rogers Corporation He has a degree of engineering in Electronics (KIHO in Ghent). He has more than 15 years of experience in different Marketing functions; segment manager, product manager and product marketing manager in a B-to-B environment. Since 4 years he is Business Development Manager at Rogers Corporation for the Power Distribution Systems division. In his function he de fi nes product strategies and commercialises new products. POWER Dev’ Discover the NEW report on i-Micronews.com/reports 11
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