Project description DEENESFRITPL New power converters for electric transport To reduce harmful emissions and protect the environment, organisations and citizens are turning to eco-friendly modes of transportation like electric vehicles. However, the switch to electric vehicles has caused strain on electric grids that are not technically ready for this new reality. The EU-funded RHODaS project will develop an innovative topology of power converters utilising digital technologies and novel semiconductor materials to reduce their overall cost and improve their durability and sustainability. It also plans to use multidisciplinary methods for modular power electronics to develop integrated motor drives, which can be utilised in heavy-duty vehicles and improve their overall sustainability. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective RHODaS project aims at developing disruptive topologies of power converters using new semiconductor materials as well as cutting-edge digital technologies to improve architecture efficiency, power density, reliability, cost and sustainability. Moreover, multi-disciplinary approaches of modular power electronics for Integrated Motor Drive (IMD) and ecodesign considerations are addressed, to create compact solutions that can be integrated in a wide range and heavy-duty vehicles, enabling these electric vehicles to be more sustainable and autonomous throughout the entire lifecycle of their components. Nevertheless, power electronics solutions that use Wide Band Gap (WBG) devices can also be applied to light-duty vehicle types M and L, with competitive advantages on the efficiency and power densities compared with current technologies. Finally, the RHODaS project targets the validation of the proposed solutions in electric drivetrains of 1200V for zero emissions class N3 (carriage of goods > 12 tonnes) and O4 (trailers >10 Tonnes), which correspond to USA Class 7-8 heavy duty vehicles (>12 Tonnes) and beyond. Fields of science social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehiclesnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopologynatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity Keywords electric vehicle power converter heavy-duty vehicle Programme(s) HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme HORIZON.2.5.7 - Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility HORIZON.2.5.6 - Industrial Competitiveness in Transport Topic(s) HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02 - Nextgen EV components: Integration of advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO) Call for proposal HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Net EU contribution € 1 007 187,00 Address Calle jordi girona 31 08034 Barcelona Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,50 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all KNEIA SL Spain Net EU contribution € 323 390,00 Address Calle aribau 168-170 08021 Barcelona See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria Net EU contribution € 477 250,00 Address Karlsplatz 13 1040 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AARHUS UNIVERSITET Denmark Net EU contribution € 689 488,00 Address Nordre ringgade 1 8000 Aarhus c See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,75 AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 988 788,00 Address Giefinggasse 4 1210 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 INSTYTUT BADAN I ROZWOJU MOTORYZACJI BOSMAL SPZOO Poland Net EU contribution € 472 375,00 Address Ul. sarni stok 93 43 300 Bielsko biala See on map Region Makroregion południowy Śląskie Bielski Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 VALEO EMBRAYAGES SAS France Net EU contribution € 909 250,00 Address 81 avenue roger dumoulin 80009 Amiens See on map Region Hauts-de-France Picardie Somme Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 529 958,00 Address Frauenauracherstrasse 85 91056 Erlangen See on map Region Bayern Mittelfranken Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,75 N VISION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES SL Spain Net EU contribution € 559 250,00 Address Avenida barcelona, 105, edificio ig-nova tecnoespa despacho 8 08700 Igualada See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00