DuPont™ Kapton® MT+ based Slot Liner Solution Improves Thermal Management and Efficiency in High-Voltage E-Motors
Press Release | May 23, 2023
Kapton® MT+ Delivers High Thermal Conductivity for Cooler-Running, More Efficient Motors in Next-Generation Electric Vehicles
WILMINGTON Del., May 23, 2023 – DuPont (NYSE:DD) Interconnect Solutions, part of the Electronics & Industrial business segment, today announced that a leading provider of mobility system solutions has integrated DuPont™ Kapton® MT+ based NKN (Nomex®/Kapton®/Nomex®) slot liners into 800V e-motors for a high-end electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer. This design win represents the successful implementation of the NKN slot-liner solution, thanks to the high thermal conductivity of the Kapton® MT+ polyimide film and electrical insulation from Nomex® paper.
DuPont collaborated with an e-motor developer and a leading electrical insulation system provider to develop a slot-liner solution. Slot liners protect the copper wires in the e-motor from the outer steel wall, dissipating heat to the outside and enabling the motor to operate efficiently at a cooler temperature. In addition, the NKN laminate sandwiches Kapton® MT+ film between two layers of DuPont™ Nomex® paper for electrical insulation, making it ideally suited for this application.
“With global demand for EVs continuing to accelerate, e-motors must run as safely as possible with the highest energy efficiency,” said Greg Randisi, Automotive Global Marketing & Business Development Leader with DuPont Interconnect Solutions. "This collaborative solution signals a significant win for our Kapton® MT+ based high thermal conductivity NKN slot liners that we plan to make available to other EV OEMs as companies build out their more advanced e-motor offerings.”
Failure in the field is not an option. Just as designers of high-speed traction motors and other high-performing motors have trusted in DuPont solutions for decades, EV design engineers can rely on the Kapton® MT+ based NKN slot liner solution to prevent failures in critical eMotor systems. The DuPont™ Kapton® MT+ based slot liners can be proliferated to other EV OEMs as part of motor providers’ e-motor/powertrain offerings, as their high thermal performance enables OEMs to make more compact, better-performing e-motors with superior heat dissipation. Additionally, Kapton® MT+ provides superior voltage endurance, enabling longer life of e-motors at high voltages, 800V+.
DuPont offers a variety of thicknesses of Kapton® MT+ film that can effectively dissipate heat in larger e-motors such as those used in trucks and novel aircraft.
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05/23/2023
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