With increasing energy rates, heavy-duty electromechanical switching devices are key. Check out TE Connectivity’s (TE) portfolio of reliable, high-voltage contactors to protect your electrical systems.
Electrical safety is critical to consider when designing new architectures for electric vehicles (EVs), which creates challenges for automotive engineers.
Automakers are continuously increasing the technical requirements of their EV models: larger batteries, faster charging, enhanced driving performance, and stricter sustainability standards are leading to higher in-vehicle energy transfer rates at up to 1,000 volts.
To safely operate at these higher voltages and currents, high-voltage contactors can be employed to automatically switch and protect an EV’s traction battery, onboard charger, inverter, and auxiliary components.
The EVC series contactors are heavy-duty electromechanical switching devices that protect car’s expensive systems against potentially damaging or dangerous electrical faults. EVC series contactors are proven to protect the most powerful electric vehicles with peak power up to 500 kilowatts.
TE also offers miniaturized solutions for lower power loads and precharge applications.

