Case Study: Danfoss achieves up to 15% faster power-electronics development and first-pass certification with MathWorks Model-Based Design

Danfoss Adopts Model-Based Design to Speed Development of Power Electronics Control Systems

Danfoss, a developer of power electronics and motor drives, faced rising demand and the need to shorten time-to-market and reduce software errors for a new solar inverter while ramping up new engineers. To replace error-prone hand coding and meet strict certification deadlines, Danfoss partnered with MathWorks and adopted Model-Based Design using MATLAB, Simulink, Embedded Coder, Fixed-Point Designer, and Stateflow.

MathWorks Consulting Services provided on-site training, model reviews, and hands-on support for simulation-driven design and automatic code generation; Danfoss ran a pilot then transitioned the project workflow to Model-Based Design. As a result, MathWorks’ approach became the standard process at Danfoss, development time dropped by up to 10–15%, certification testing passed on the first attempt (saving an estimated 6–9 months), and Simulink model reuse accelerated subsequent product development.

Danfoss

Jens Godbersen

Control Engineering Architect