Hillcrest Energy Technologies Inc has announced the addition of Dr. Heinz-Georg Burghoff as a commercialization consultant.
He will help drive and oversee European market access and business expansion activity, working with EV and automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as the company advances its Silicon Carbide High Efficiency Inverter (SiC HEI) technology and overall growth strategy.
Hillcrest said Dr Burghoff is an automotive business and product strategy expert in vehicle electronics. Schooled and trained as a scientific expert in electric technologies and applied physics, he spent over 20 years with DaimlerChrysler AG. He held various management positions in passenger car development, heading up electric/electronic development for all passenger cars as well as directing battery technology and strategy.
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He currently operates as an independent consultant, with extensive sector expertise in product development and commercialization, financial and technical evaluation, and program implementation.
"We are building a formidable team to support the continuing development and commercialization of our HEI technology across major opportunity areas," said Hillcrest CEO Don Currie in a statement. "Dr. Burghoff has a storied track record of making things happen, and carries industry relationships that hold considerable influence and value. He will play a key role in ensuring Hillcrest successfully and efficiently advances to commercialization with industry support."
Dr. Burghoff said Hillcrest’s HEI technology has the potential to make a significant and positive impact on the EV and renewable sectors.
"In particular, the ability to eliminate switching losses and increase switching frequencies without increasing temperatures is capable of creating significant competitive advantages to manufacturers and is well-positioned to be a disruptor in the sector,” he said.
The latest testing results, announced on November 25, 2021, confirm electro-technical proof of concept for the SiC HEI as one of the most efficient inverters of its type, with the ability to significantly increase power density and reduce cost, size, and weight for future EV and other e-mobility powertrains.
Hillcrest said it continues to optimize its sophisticated control systems to deliver higher performance levels for commercial demonstration prototypes.
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