The Horizon Europe SCAPE project (Switching-cell-array-based power electronics conversion for future electric vehicles) held its mid-term meeting last 14-15 July at the IMB-CNM-CSIC facilities. In this meeting were presented the first results of the project concerning power systems integration, multi-level converter prototypes and control solutions. The participation of PDS Group focused on the investigation and development of the first individual high-voltage switching-cells using PCB chip embedding technology. This work involved a close collaboration with the Power Electronics Research Group (GREP) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), which designed the electronic diagrams of the switching-cells, the French company DeepConcept, responsible for the cooling subsystems, and the German company Schweizer Electronic AG, which manufactured the advanced PCBs. The project is coordinated by the Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC) and also includes the companies TEKNE and AVL, as well as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore).
