The electrification of passenger cars is progressing rapidly. The next step will be light and then heavy commercial vehicles with ever higher power and battery capacities. This poses completely new challenges for power electronics. System voltages will move from 400 to 800 and even higher, maximum charging currents from 500 A to 1000 A, and perhaps even exceeding 3000 A in the long term. This will have implications on the entire electrical system and may even require changes in the architecture. In this panel discussion, we talk with renown experts from automotive companies about future developments and challenges.

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Martin DOPPELBAUER

Panelists:

• Dr. Christian WACHTENDORF
  Leiter Entwicklung Leistungselektronische Systeme, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg
• Dr. Luciana Caminha AFONSO, Infineon Technologies AG
• Martin GLASER
  Project Lead Manager, Daimler Truck AG
• Markus ERDMANN
  Designwerk Technologies AG
• Jörg HERMANNS
  General Manager R&D Construction KOMATSU