Acbel: From 800V Vehicle Platforms to High-Power Charging: Acbel Expands Its European EV Presence with Integrated Power Solutions
Combining onboard power electronics, charging infrastructure expertise, and automotive-grade manufacturing, Acbel helps OEMs reduce system integration complexity while supporting high-voltage EV architectures and intelligent charging ecosystems.
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As 800V architectures and ultra-fast charging continue to gain momentum, the European electric vehicle (EV) industry is evolving beyond individual product performance toward the integration of onboard power systems, charging infrastructure, and energy management. Responding to this shift, Acbel showcased its Vehicle-to-Infrastructure portfolio at Power2Drive Europe 2026 in Munich, demonstrating integrated power solutions that bridge onboard power electronics and EV charging infrastructure while reinforcing its commitment to the European EV market.
Traditionally, onboard power systems and charging infrastructure have been developed through separate supply chains. However, as EVs adopt higher-voltage architectures alongside increasingly sophisticated computing and connectivity capabilities, charging infrastructure is also advancing toward higher power, greater reliability, and intelligent energy management. As a result, compatibility between vehicles and charging systems, power conversion efficiency, and system validation must now be evaluated from a system-level perspective rather than as standalone components.
Meeting these evolving requirements demands more than expertise in power electronics. Suppliers must also understand automotive development processes, charging infrastructure deployment, and high-volume manufacturing. This broader capability helps OEMs reduce system integration risks and accelerate commercialization.
Sven Lee, Vice President of Power and Energy Solutions Business, Acbel
"Acbel has accumulated extensive development and global mass production experience in both onboard power systems and charging infrastructure. This enables us to better understand the requirements of vehicle platforms and charging equipment across diverse applications while leveraging our automotive-grade quality management, design validation, and manufacturing capabilities to reduce system integration and deployment risks." said Sven Lee, Vice President of Power and Energy Solutions Business at Acbel. "In Europe, we will continue strengthening collaboration with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, charging equipment manufacturers, and charging network operators by delivering integrated power solutions that combine energy efficiency, seamless system integration, and scalable manufacturing."
Building Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Capabilities Through End-to-End EV Power Expertise
Through mass production programs with leading U.S. and Japanese automakers, Acbel has developed extensive expertise in onboard chargers (OBCs), DC/DC converters, automotive-grade quality management, design validation, cross-regional supply chain coordination, and high-volume manufacturing.
At the same time, collaborations with leading global EV charging solution providers have enabled Acbel to translate charging infrastructure requirements into practical product design and manufacturing capabilities, delivering charging solutions that are efficient, easy to maintain, rapidly deployable, and cost-effective.
Acbel's experience across both vehicle-side power electronics and charging infrastructure enables a system-level approach to power solution development. By incorporating real-world deployment, maintenance, and grid requirements into product design, system integration, and manufacturing from the outset, Acbel delivers solutions optimized for diverse vehicle platforms, operating environments, and long-term reliability, helping customers meet Europe's increasingly demanding performance and deployment requirements.
Integrating High- and Low-Voltage Power Conversion for AI-Ready Vehicle Architectures
As EV platforms move toward higher power levels, onboard power systems must not only improve high-voltage conversion efficiency but also support the growing computing demands of AI-ready vehicles, including centralized computing, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), sensors, and connected services.
To address these requirements, Acbel's 2-in-1 Combo integrates onboard charging (OBC) and DC/DC conversion into a single power conversion unit. By consolidating two key functions into one module, the solution reduces interfaces, component count, and design complexity while simplifying vehicle packaging, thermal management, and system validation for OEMs.
To support multi-voltage vehicle architectures, Acbel's 6kW Dual-Output DC/DC Converter efficiently converts high-voltage battery power into both 48V and 12V outputs. The 48V output supports centralized computing platforms and other high-power electronic loads, while the 12V output maintains compatibility with conventional low-voltage vehicle systems. Together, these solutions simplify vehicle electrical architectures, reduce conversion losses and system complexity, and improve overall energy efficiency.
At the technology level, Acbel incorporates silicon carbide (SiC) power devices together with high-power-density thermal design and advanced magnetic component engineering to reduce switching losses, increase power density, and improve thermal performance. These technologies help meet the demanding efficiency, stability, and reliability requirements of AI-ready vehicles operating under increasingly complex electrical and computing workloads.
Meeting European Automotive Standards Through Functional Safety and Cybersecurity
For European OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, selecting an onboard power partner involves more than evaluating product performance, quality, and cost. Development processes that comply with automotive functional safety and cybersecurity standards have become just as important. As vehicles become increasingly intelligent and connected, development processes must also ensure traceability, verification, and auditability throughout every stage of product design, development, and validation.
Acbel has established development processes compliant with ISO 26262, supporting Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) allocation, safety concept development, hardware safety analysis, and validation planning according to OEM requirements. These processes ensure that the development of onboard chargers and DC/DC converters aligns with clearly defined, traceable functional safety requirements.
In parallel, Acbel is advancing ISO/SAE 21434 certification for automotive cybersecurity. Threat analysis, risk assessment, cybersecurity requirements, and design verification are integrated throughout the product development lifecycle to support Europe's evolving requirements for connected vehicles, over-the-air software updates, and vehicle certification.
Powering the Future of Europe's EV Ecosystem
As the European EV market moves toward greater integration between vehicle platforms, charging infrastructure, and energy management, Acbel is positioning itself as a partner capable of supporting the entire power ecosystem.
At Power2Drive Europe 2026, Acbel demonstrated how its expertise in onboard power electronics, charging infrastructure, and automotive-grade manufacturing enables customers to improve energy efficiency, simplify system integration, and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation EV platforms and charging solutions. By combining end-to-end engineering capabilities with proven mass production experience, Acbel continues to help OEMs and industry partners bring more efficient, reliable, and scalable electric mobility solutions to market.
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