REDES DE A BORDO DE VEHÍCULOS AUTOMÓVILES CON CABLE BIMETÁLICO

Abstract

The development of this project consists in the study of viability of harnesses with conductive materials alternative to the copper for the development of power supply systems in automobile vehicles. The viability of the introduction of aluminum is being analyzed in combination with copper in the design of the conductive filaments of the cables, with the consequent decrease of the weight in the harness and therefore, of the fuel consumption of the vehicle and of the polluting emissions of C02 to the environment. Seat is studying the application of a new bimetallic cable, composed by 85% aluminum and 15% copper, for its application in the wiring aggregates of Seat vehicles. The technical pre-viability of the bimetallic cable, with the tests carried out by official laboratories has shown positive results. The bimetallic conductor can be treated in the same way that the habitual Cu conductor, that is to say, with the same connections and the same processes and productive equipments. For all that, the viability of a possible introduction of bimetallic cable in the wiring aggregates is being analyzed. Keywords: Power supply, bimetallic cable