Analog Devices sponsors Formula Student team wob-racing for 2023 season

The race car utilises a wide range of ADI’s technology within the electric vehicle powertrain, including within the inverter assembly and battery management system. 

With ADI’s broad portfolio, it was a natural progression for Team wob-racing to approach ADI for sponsorship of the team for their 2023 season, alongside other automotive ecosystem players, such as Vector and Bertrandt. 

Founded 20 years ago by students of the Faculty of
Automotive Engineering at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Team wob-racing is one of the oldest Formula Student racing teams in Germany. In 2011, the project pivoted to designing electric vehicles. 

The latest concept, the WR17, is the team’s most optimised design thus far. It is capable of accelerating to 100km/h within 2.2 seconds. 

The future engineers made one of the biggest innovations in the team's history with their
new in-house developed inverters. Alongside the battery management system, the inverters are another important component of the race car, which uses many ADI parts. 

To complete the development, the team was able to use an axle test rig from their sponsor Bertrandt to evaluate the best possible electronic control of the system.

“The most important factor for the one-year development of a Formula Student Race car is reliability and
short-term availability, especially for electronic components. We were able to easily integrate ADI’s solutions into almost every electronic assembly in our WR17, thanks to the high quality and truly extensive product range they provided,” said Felix Veltmaat, Technical Leader at Team wob-racing. 

“It’s so inspiring to see these young people flex their creativity with some fantastic engineering in their automotive designs. Nurturing the future of our industry requires everyone
to foster a spirit of collaboration in our incoming talent,” said Shalini Palmer, Corporate Vice President of Sales, EMEA at ADI. 

“At ADI, we’ve partnered with many of the most innovative organisations in the automotive sector and we see how incredibly important co-creation is for accelerating towards a more sustainable future. Investing in the future workforce is a priority, and ADI is very proud to sponsor Team wob-racing.”

To learn more about Formula Student and wob-racing, visit the website.