Silicon Austria Labs and partners develop redundant electrical architecture for next-gen EVs

The REDSEL project delivers compact, fail-safe high- and low-voltage systems using advanced semiconductors, replacing mechanical relays with semiconductor switches to boost reliability and efficiency

An Austrian collaborative project involving Silicon Austria Labs, Infi­neon Tech­nolo­gies Austria, and AVL List has developed innovative solutions for modern high-voltage and low-voltage vehicle electrical systems, enabling more compact, reliable, and fault-tolerant electrical systems for future electric vehicles. After a two-year run, the REDSEL research project was successfully completed, focusing on developing a redundant high-voltage/low-voltage electrical system architecture that enables a flexible and fail-safe power supply in electric vehicles and makes it possible to eliminate the need for the traditional low-voltage battery in electric cars in the long term. According to Albert Frank, project leader at Silicon Austria Labs, the technologies developed lay the groundwork for lighter and more robust vehicle electrical systems and make a significant contribution to the advancement of electric mobility, including future autonomous applications.