Cost efficient thermal management in motors using next generation nanomaterials

Projektinformationen

CONDUCT

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 680559

DOI 10.3030/680559

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 21 August 2015

Startdatum 1 Februar 2016

Enddatum 31 Juli 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten € 150 000,00

EU-Beitrag € 150 000,00

Koordiniert durch

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
United Kingdom

Ziel

Electric motor drives are the universal work horses of industry driving fans, pumps, power tools, compressors and materials handling/conveyor systems. More energy efficient motor designs are needed to meet increasingly stringent EU efficiency standards. Better thermal management of electric motors could make this achievable. Current technologies rely on expensive copper casings or inefficient air cooling. Adding more copper is not feasible (bigger, heavier and expensive) and liquid cooling is not attractive (more energy for circulation/maintenance). The extra mass/volume cannot be easily integrated in compact motor layouts. Removal of heat from small totally enclosed motors is a recurring problem in the food processing, surgical instruments and materials handling where the motors operate at their limits and run very hot. An improved method of cooling could be engineered from advanced materials. Nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes are at least six times more thermally conductive than conventional thermal interface. A commercial application using specially tailored carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the development of energy-saving, highly efficient motors is the aim of CONDUCT in partnership with an EU SME motor design/manufacturer. Results of CONDUCT will feed into advanced automotive, consumer, and power electronics industries who also need to find solutions for similar challenges in thermal management.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Thema/Themen

• ERC-PoC-2015 - ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2015-PoC

Finanzierungsplan

ERC-POC - Proof of Concept Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 150 000,00
• Adresse: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 150 000,00

Begünstigte (1)

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Vereinigtes Königreich

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 150 000,00
• Adresse: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 150 000,00