Leading edge Semiconductor, Integration, and Control System Technologies for highly compact and smart eDrive Components towards more sustainable Power Electronics 5.0
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
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Main participants
Západočeská univerzita v Plzni / Fakulta elektrotechnická
Contest type
M2 - International cooperation
Contract ID
MSMT-20862/2025-4/10
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Leading edge Semiconductor, Integration, and Control System Technologies for highly compact and smart eDrive Components towards more sustainable Power Electronics 5.0
Annotation in Czech
HiPower 5.0 overall objective is to exploit new wide bandgap semiconductor (WBG) materials, innovative topologies, and digital tools to boost the performance and operational limits of power electronics systems in automotive and maritime mobility domains. Thereby the environmental aspects of the power electronic systems will be especially considered: 1) To develop highly integrated eDrive components using leading edge wide bandgap semiconductors and power electronics integration technologies, considering a resource-efficient and reliable design for next generation sustainable mobility solutions in the automotive and maritime domain; 2) To reduce energy losses within electrical drivetrains by up to 50 % and, thus, increase with the help of latest WBG devices the efficiency of eDrive components beyond 99 %; 3) To increase the power density (kW/l) by up to 100 % compared to state-of-the-art automotive and marine eDrive components. This will lead to a volume reduction of up to 50 % compared to today's solutions with corresponding direct impact on electronic waste; 4) To overcome reliability-related concerns in WBG-based power electronics systems through advanced device testing, power electronics components selection considering reliability, active thermal control, and stress-based compact lifetime models. HiPower 5.0 endeavours to extend the lifetime by up to 20 %; 5) To leverage digital technologies, such s modelling, simulation, and data analytics, to develop, optimise, and monitor the next generation of WBG-based eDrive components, whit a focus on performance, energy efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
Scientific branches
R&D category
VV - Exeperimental development
OECD FORD - main branch
20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering
OECD FORD - secondary branch
20205 - Automation and control systems
OECD FORD - another secondary branch
20104 - Transport engineering
CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
JA - Electronics and optoelectronics<br>JB - Sensors, detecting elements, measurement and regulation<br>JD - Use of computers, robotics and its application<br>JO - Land transport systems and equipment
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jul 1, 2025
Realization period - end
Jun 30, 2028
Project status
Z - Beginning multi-year project
Latest support payment
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Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP25-MSM-9A-R
Data delivery date
Sep 30, 2025
Finance
Total approved costs
12,557 thou. CZK
Public financial support
8,163 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
4,395 thou. CZK