Hybrid, electric & powertrain systems

Driving vehicle electrification forward

As the world drives toward vehicle electrification, semiconductors enable automakers to optimize performance, accelerate development and make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable for more people. Advancements in EV and powertrain design are driven by the need to reduce emissions, decrease weight and boost efficiency to help keep drivers on the road longer. We are dedicated to providing the right analog and embedded processing products and in-depth support you need to design next-generation electrified cars.

Featured applications

Advance the adoption of electric vehicles worldwide using our continuous innovation and system expertise in battery management system (BMS) solutions

Maximize driving range with the industry's leading performance and most reliable solution for inverter and motor control systems

Decrease charging time and design smaller, more efficient and safety-compliant onboard charging systems and DC/DC converters

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Discover our design resources for hybrid, electric and powertrain systems applications. From interactive reference diagrams with subsystem product recommendations to technical white papers and trending blog posts, find the application resources you need here to speed up your design cycle.

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HEV/EV inverter and motor control

A traction inverter is vital to vehicle electrification. Our devices and technologies empower the control and drive systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs), and help enable greater efficiency, performance, safety and security.

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Heating and cooling

With thermal management second only to powertrain systems in HEV and EV power consumption, improving efficiency for heating and cooling systems has a direct impact on driving range. Our technology and expertise can help you achieve energy efficiency to improve the driving experience.

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HEV/EV DC/DC converter

In HEVs and EVs, the DC/DC converter system transfers energy from one power rail to another and covers all power rails in EVs ranging from 12V to 800V. Efficiency is a design priority for the these DC/DC converters, and we provide several relevant reference designs.

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HEV/EV OBC and wireless charger

Leveraging our expertise in semiconductors and power technology, our onboard charger (OBC) solutions regulate AC power and charge batteries faster, more accurately and more safely. Our devices enable intelligent communication with the grid, balance charging speeds, and protect battery health.

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HEV/EV BMS

Our advanced battery management system (BMS) solutions can help you overcome monitoring, sensing, protection and communication challenges that affect driving range, reliability, battery life, safety and cost.

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EV charging infrastructure

EV charging needs to be efficient, quick, affordable, safe and reliable. Whether improving efficiency, intelligence, convenience or accessibility, our semiconductor technology will play an important part in the charging infrastructure serving as the backbone of the electrification transformation.

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HEV/EV inverter and motor control
Heating and cooling
HEV/EV DC/DC converter
HEV/EV OBC and wireless charger
HEV/EV BMS
EV charging infrastructure

Why choose TI for your HEV/EV powertrain systems?

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Extend drive range

Maximize drive range between charges with accurate measurement of state of charge of the battery and create new powertrain architectures to reduce weight and size of the vehicle.

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Enhance safety

Improve system reliability with robust, high-performance devices able to withstand high-voltage transient and hot-plug events, while upholding electromagnetic compatibilityĀ 

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Enable faster charging

Achieve faster charging on and off the grid with high-performance topologies to address higher DC voltage needs in a smaller form factor and better system-level efficiency through improved EMI.

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Make EVs more affordable

Drive design-to-cost optimization with flexibility to scale across platforms with portfolios of pin-to-pin compatible devices to support different cell chemistries and vehicle architectures.

Related technologies

Streamline your functional safety system certification

Meet the rigorous requirements of functional safety standards, such as ISO 26262, with our analog and embedded processing products. In addition to our functional safety-certified engineers, available documentation and resources such as functional safety Failures In Time (FIT) rate, Failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis (FMEDA), safety certificates and software diagnostics libraries help you streamline the certification process.

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Understanding Functional Safety FIT Base Failure Rate Estimates per IEC 62380 and SN 29500 (Rev. A)
Systematic and random hardware failures need to be addressed to achieve functional safety compliance. Learn about two techniques for estimating the base failure rate (BFR) required to calculate quantitative random hardware.
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Functional safety information
Streamlining Functional Safety Certification in Automotive and Industrial
Whether you are designing for the factory floor or the highway, this white paper explains how we approach designing integrated circuits (ICs) and provides the resources needed to streamline your functional safety design.
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Reference designs related to Hybrid, electric & powertrain systems

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Automakers are continuing to make progress in reducing CO2 emissions, and at TI, we are helping to reduce vehicle emissions through greater vehicle electrification. Together, we engineer a more sustainable world of transportation.
– Mark Ng | Texas Instruments HEV/EV Powertrain Sector General Manager
04 JAN 2023 | COMPANY BLOG
Semiconductor technology is powering electric vehicles through the innovation curve, eliminating barriers to EV adoption and enabling automakers to design affordable cars that consumers love
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Technical resources

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Taking charge of electric vehicles ā€“ both in the vehicle and on the grid (Rev. A)
Read this white paper to learn about taking charge of electric vehicles, both in the vehicle and on the grid.
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TI touts solid-state relays to enable safer EVs
All About Circuits article discusses how new two solid-state relays chips are designed to replace traditional automotive mechanical relays to improve isolation technology.Ā 
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Making electronics more affordable through semiconductors
Learn how we are enabling EV systems that are more efficient, reliable and affordable in John Shegerian's latest podcast with Pradeep Shenoy.