Discover how Intertek increased productivity at its Global EV Testing Centre
Precision power measurement for demanding EV and Formula E applications
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Intertek’s Global EV Testing Centre of Excellence helps automotive manufacturers and Formula E teams test and refine electric motors, drivetrains, batteries, control systems and complete electric vehicles.
To support increasingly demanding modern EV development programmes, Intertek needed a measurement solution capable of combining high-speed performance, accuracy, traceability and easy integration into its existing test environment.
Accurate EV efficiency testing requires much more than measuring electrical input power.
Engineers must compare battery input with mechanical output, capture rapidly changing signals, analyse harmonic losses and maintain confidence in the accuracy of every result.
See how Intertek addressed these challenges while making its test processes more efficient.
'The efficiency map calculations in the WT5000 save us a lot of time. We now go directly from the torque transducer straight to the Yokogawa unit, and both speed and torque measurements are read directly from the WT5000. Previously we would have done these calculations for efficiency manually. This is a huge boost to the team’s productivity.’
EV PowerTrain Test Engineer at Intertek
In this case study, discover:
- How Intertek measures powertrain efficiency in motors rotating at up to 27,000 rpm
- How high-frequency harmonic analysis supports the development of more efficient inverter-driven systems
- How automated efficiency calculations reduce manual work for test engineers
- How precision power analyzers are integrated into a LabVIEW-based data acquisition environment
- How accredited calibration supports measurement accuracy and traceability
- How flexible, multi-channel measurement supports frequently changing customer test requirements
