Testing capability
Testing capability solution block
Vehicle traction inverter development requires a wide range of skills, expertise and resources. Ricardo offers a pre-developed set of transparent silicon carbide (SiC) inverter development solutions that provide diverse features & functions.
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 testing capability solution block offers OEMs and suppliers with proven solutions to support your electrification ambitions. Our testing capability solution block supports the implementation and development of clients' electrified inverter solutions with reliable testing and validation.
Test capability includes:
- PCB control and gate driver circuit boards bring up tests
- Inverter assembly EOL tests including power module double pulse testing
- Inverter high-voltage (800V) static load power and functional tests
- Inverter dyno controller calibration and motor control tests
- Inverter dyno performance and efficiency mapping tests
- Motor characterisation tests
Test lab features and performance capabilities
- Low voltage test benches for PCB circuit functional and inverter EOL testing
- High voltage low current test benches for inverter functional testing
- High voltage high current benches for inverter static load power testing
- eDyno test cells for inverter full load control, calibration development, performance, derating and fault injection diagnostic testing.
Additional Options
- Long term durability testing
- HALT testing
- Multi-axis testing, altitude and climatic testing
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.
Motor control software
Learn more about our reusable software modules for client applications which can be easily integrated with clients' existing software.
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.
