Motor control software
Motor control software solution block
Vehicle traction inverter development requires a wide range of skills, expertise and resources. Ricardo offers a pre-developed solutions that provide diverse features & functions. Our motor control software expertise can support a wide range of technologies including silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN) and insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) to name a few.
Our solution blocks have been developed leveraging the wider Ricardo capabilities to apply advanced options for differentiation. Ricardo’s solutions can be offered holistically or in “solution blocks” that can be tailored or customized.
Our motor control software solution block offers OEMs and suppliers with proven solutions to support electrification. Our software solution block supports the implementation and development of clients' electrified inverter solutions with stable and reliable software.
Features and performance capabilities
- Reusable software modules for client applications:
- AUTOSAR compliant software stack includes application (ASW) and base (BSW) software
- Model-based application and complex device driver
- CAN dictionary and mode manager tailored to your application
- Torque and speed control modes
- Field weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet motors
- Field Oriented Control (FOC) with SVPWM
- Diagnostics, protections and derating
- ASIL rated fault detection and reaction ready
- Easily integrated with clients' existing software
- Ricardo can work with you to achieve ISO 26262 in your application
Customisation
Our electrification expertise and capability offers unrivalled solutions for our clients. Our proven solutions can be developed quicky for your application and our deep expertise enables us to customise our technology to meet and exceed the needs of your application. The list below is an example of the types of customisation we can support you with.
- Customer specific software modules
- Compatibility with various motor types and position sensors
- Auxiliary control modules
- Implement customers' functional safety strategy
Additional Options
- Advanced motor control
- Cyber security
- Advanced diagnostics
Get in touch with our electrification experts today
Get in touch with our expert team for more information about our electrification solutions. Talk to us about your current situation and challenges so that we can develop the optimal solution for your application.
Solution blocks
Explore our range of electrification solution blocks which are configurable to your application.
Control board
Our control board solution block enables rapid configuration to customer footprint and size, combining PCM and inverter control into a single board.
Driver board
Learn more about our driver board solution block which offers configurable PVM switching frequency along with switch timing and DSAT for over current protection.
Power section
Optimise your power section with our solution block. Benefit from ultra-low stray inductance architectures and integrated temperature sensing.
Layout and packaging
Talk to us about Ricardo solutions to layout, form factor and packaging needs. Our solution block offers layout changes to support optimised cooling and electrical interfaces.
Analysis and simulation
Discover our analysis and simulation expertise for inverter technology. Our capabilities include PCB thermal analysis along with CFD analysis and circuit simulation.
Testing capability
Our specialist test benches support detailed testing for PCB functional circuit tests and inverter EOL testing. Find out more about our testing capabilities.
