The e-motor industry is currently in a position where organizations are looking to integrate power electronics, the e-motor, and the gearbox, to simplify the system. To do so, many factors need to be included and taken into consideration, such as:

• Designing the components together from the start of the design process.
• Finding the best approach to designing power electronics, the e-motor, and the gearbox together.
• Learning how to improve the efficiency of the motor and inverter system to best complement each other.
• Strategizing the specific steps to take to get the best results from measurements and testing of the final product.

Wanting to find out more, Automotive IQ spoke with Dr. Vineetha Ravindran, Technical Project Lead – Next Generation Inverters at Scania Group, to find out everything there is to know about this integration process.

Discussion highlights:

• Challenges in integrating power electronics, the e-motor, and the gearbox.
• Strategies to overcome integration challenges.
• Techniques for system-level design and integrated approach.
• Methodologies to design power electronics, the e-motor, and the gearbox together.
• Balancing efficiency between e-motors and inverters.
• Common pitfalls in designing e-motor systems and how to avoid them.
• Specific steps in testing the final product.
• Key takeaways for professionals on system-level design for e-motor technologies.
• Success stories and tangible benefits of integrated e-motor system design at Scania Group.