POWER ELECTRONICS
Power electronics design & engineering services
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power electronics expertise!
NOVELIC provides comprehensive research, design, and development services for power electronics systems and solutions.
Our expertise in power electronics engineering is complemented by world-class embedded engineering capabilities, encompassing full-stack embedded software and hardware development, systems engineering, mechanical design, and HIL and SIL test systems.
Our engineering teams specialize in delivering advanced solutions for battery management systems, power control units, and a wide range of supporting embedded software and hardware components.
What we offer
Mobility
Vehicle Control Units (VCUs)
Industrial Power
- Battery Management System (BMS) Development
- Power control unit development
- Power Control Algorithm Optimization
- FPGA design for power electronics testing systems
- PCB Design
- Software and Hardware Development
- Mechanical Design
- System Simulation and Emulation (HIL, SIL)
- High-Voltage IC Design
Power Electronics Projects
Battery Management System for Mobility
Project
A United States-based manufacturer of electric scooters commisioned a design of a comprehensive Battery Management System (BMS) for 72V and 96V electric two-wheeler (e2W) battery packs, supporting capacities of 3.3 kWh, 4.5kWh and 6.6 kWh. The system was to provide full battery pack protection, monitoring, and cell balancing across parallel branches, while integrating additional critical subsystems, including cooling system controls and pre-charge circuitry as part of the same assembly.
The Solution:
Our team developed a sophisticated BMS solution for electric two wheelers and three-wheelers, addressing critical challenges in battery performance, safety, and management. Designed to support various voltage configuration and accommodates different battery capacities through the innovative dual-board modular architecture. It features advanced methods for battery use, care and protection.
Control Unit for Power Converters
Project
A turnkey project for a global electric generation manufacturing equipment leader to develop a control unit for generator excitation systems. Our team was in charge of hardware and firmware development and mechanical design.
Project Highlights:
- Receiving setpoint for the firing angle via EtherCAT or Profinet from the master control unit
- Calculation and implementation of the firing pulse delay Δα based on the 3UIφ + If measurement on the power converter input and output to achieve bridge current balancing
- Generation of the control pulses for the firing cards
- DIO + AIO for the interface with the system. On board AC current measurement 0-5A and AC voltage measurement 0-120V
- On-board AC current measurement (0-5 A) and AC voltage measurement (0-120 V)
- High voltage measurement up to 2 kV on a separate detection board
- UART communication via fiber optics with the detection board for high-voltage measurement
- Ultra-fast data acquisition (DAQ) with pre-triggering functions
- Complex mechanical design with a combination of large-diameter copper conductors and optic cables on one board, optimized to solve space restraint challenges
Ultra-Fast Communication for Power Control Algorithm Optimization
Project
The development of ultra-fast interfaces for H-bridge control, providing high-speed measurements that allow for power control algorithm optimization in terms of higher efficiency and lower switch dissipation.
Project Highlights:
- Design of PHIL (Power Hardware-In-the-Loop) modules and applications on SoC (Xilinx Zynq)
- Design of custom modules in HDL (control and DSP modules)
- Design of custom communication protocol modules in HDL
- Development and maintenance of a multi-board system with multiple communication protocols and chip families
Why NOVELIC
BMS Development
Size and performance optimization, balance charging, and advanced battery health for mobility systems.
Power Control Units
Hardware, firmware, and mechanical design and development for power converter control units.
Ultra-Fast Power Control Interfaces
Power HIL modules and applications that enable high-speed measurements for power control algorithm optimization.
Hardware and Software Development
Complex embedded hardware and software solutions for power electronics systems.