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Power, control and sensing in one module. Today it switches a million times a second, and we can scale that frequency up in the future. It comes in three versions built on the same core IP.

Inside qIPM

One system, built from stacked power cells.

qMicroModules do the power conversion. qIPM adds everything around them: the control, the sensing, the output filter and the packaging.

DC in
From 48 V up to 800 V
qIPM · the complete system
System controller
qControl

Runs the stack and the motor at a million cycles a second.

Voltage and current sensing
qSense

Reads the motor from the drive's own signal, so no extra sensors.

The power cell, stacked
qMicroModule
× N
GaNqDriveqHarvestZEST
GaNqDriveqHarvestZEST
GaNqDriveqHarvestZEST

Stack more to scale in voltage and power.

More on qMicroModule
Small and cheap
Output filter

Because the switching is so fast, a tiny filter is enough.

EM-minimised packaging. Laid out to keep electrical noise down at megahertz speeds.
Out
A pure sine wave to the motor, or DC power to the rack
DC in: From 48 V up to 800 V. Inside qIPM: qControl, qSense, stacked qMicroModule cells (GaN, qDrive, qHarvest, ZEST), Output filter, EM-minimised packaging. Out: A pure sine wave to the motor, or DC power to the rack.

What it does for the system.

One core technology, three markets. Each version takes cost out and puts performance in.

System cost
Up to 20%

lower system cost for an EV motor

System cost
Up to $1,000

saved in screened cables

System efficiency
80%

reduction in switching losses

Take this further

See qIPM-LV running.

Book a MicroDyno demo online, or visit us in our Edinburgh labs.