There is an increasing demand of hybrid and electric drives in the automotive sector in order to fulfil the gas emission normatives and energy consumption reduction goals. Power electronics plays a major role in this field. Traction applications require higher efficiency, higher integration level, simplification of cooling systems and cost reduction. This project aims at delivering improved solutions in automotive drive power converters. More precisely, the project aims at delivering hardware and software solutions to improve efficiency and robustness. Real time simulation reduces design time. The project is a cross border cooperation between Aquitaine an the Basque Country funded by the “fondo común de cooperación Aquitania-Euskadi” in collaboration with Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA) from Bidart.