What are the main challenges the automotive industry is facing with regards to 48V technology? What is your company doing to support 48V technology? What implications does this have for the automobile? In this joint interview with Christian Brosig of Eberspächer Controls GmbH & Co. KG and Dr. Salah Benhassine, EMC Numerical Simulation, PSA Peugeot Citroen Automobiles France shared their expectations for the 48 Volt technology and discuss benefits vs. costs. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/eberspaecher_brosig_interview

1. In the lead up to the first conference on 48 Volt Power Supply Systems, our
team separately asked two of the speakers to discuss their views on the
current challenges and trends for a 48 volt system and what their respective
companies are doing to meet these challenges. Please enjoy reading these two
perspectives.
Christian Brosig of Eberspächer Controls
GmbH & Co. KG.
Dr. Salah Benhassine is a Specialist in EMC
Numerical Simulation, PSA Peugeot Citroen
Automobiles, France.
Please describe briefly the industry and
market in which your company is operating.
Eberspächer Controls is an Automotive Tier 1
supplier for power electronics. We specialize in
distribution and switching of high currents with
a focus on semiconductor solutions.
This includes the whole chain of energy
management from the energy storage/ buffer
to its load circuit, the power distribution
components, stabilization of the vehicle
electrical subnet to high power loads close to
the customer / (co)driver.
In your opinion what are the current main
challenges and trends your company has to
face?
Currently there is a low half-value period
of solutions and knowledge through
cannibalization and as a consequence less
time for amortization of investment. Another
challenge is the variety of solutions (topologies
Please describe briefly the industry and
market in which your company is operating.
PSA Peugeot Citroën sold 3.5 million vehicles
worldwide in 2011, 42% outside Europe. It
is Europe’s second largest carmaker, with
revenue of €59.9 billion and operations in 160
countries worldwide. In 2011, it allocated more
than €2 billion to research and development,
in particular in the field of new automotive
propulsion technologies.
In your opinion what are the main current
challenges and trends your company has to
face?
Nowadays there are some strong challenges
that the automotive industries have to face;
one of these challenges is the reduction of
environmental impact of vehicles. Peugeot
and Citroën, both are today making a real
effort to limit the CO2 emissions. They offer a
comprehensive range of low-carbon vehicles