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The advent of gasoline- and diesel-electric hybrid and fuel cell
vehicles is driving the need for advanced electrical
distribution systems including connectors and components that
can handle the high voltages and currents these new-generation
machines require. The new components must meet not only
demanding performance standards, but stringent cost targets, as
well.
Yazaki Corporation, a leading
supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the global
automotive industry, is at the forefront of these new, higher
performance technologies, supplying a range of products for
these environmentally friendly vehicles.
The company’s long history and
successful track record of innovation and technology advancement
has resulted in extensive experience with virtually all of the
world’s vehicle makers. Yazaki patented the first automotive
wire harness to support a standard 6-volt architecture and, over
time, upgraded to 12-volt architectures, adding connectors,
instrumentation, fiber optics and gateways to its product
portfolio to better serve customers.
Yazaki helped pioneer the first
high-voltage, high-current systems for pure electric cars in
both Asian and North American markets. Recently, the company has
partnered with several leading manufacturers to develop
harnesses, connectors and other products for hybrid electric
vehicles.
“Our participation with vehicle
makers on the cutting edge of environmentally friendly
technologies such as hybrids and fuel cells is an excellent fit
with our commitment to protecting our environment,” said George
Perry, president and CEO, Yazaki North America, Inc. “Yazaki
Corporation has always been guided by its constitution to be ‘a
company in step with the world’ and ‘needed by society.’ This
business clearly meets the test of being in line with our
fundamental business policy.”
One of the inherent by-products of
high-voltage and high-current electrical power transmission is
electromagnetic interference (EMI) that results from
electromagnetic fields surrounding the cables, connectors and
other components. An essential performance factor for...
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