Projektbeschreibung
Neue Elektromotorentechnologie für die Fahrzeugindustrie
Im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel stellt der Verkehrssektor zunehmend auf Elektrofahrzeuge um. Allerdings sind bisherige elektrische Traktionsmotoren noch von Seltenerd-Permanentmagnetmaterialien abhängig, was trotz der Vorteile dieser Entwicklung bislang teuer ist und Lieferrisiken birgt. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt VOLTCAR entwickelt eine bahnbrechende Technologie zur wirkungsvollen Reduzierung der Abhängigkeit von diesen Werkstoffen, die gleichzeitig günstiger, leistungsfähiger und zuverlässiger als bisherige Ansätze ist. Neue Methoden für das Design und der daraus resultierende innovative Hochgeschwindigkeitsmotor sollen die Nachhaltigkeit verbessern, kreislauforientierte Wertschöpfungsketten und Recycling fördern sowie den Bedarf an seltenen Rohstoffen verringern. Zudem wird es die Leistungsdichte von Motoren sowie die Energieeffizienz der Fahrzeuge verbessern, was die Haltbarkeit verlängert und Kosten senkt.
Ziel
As a response to the need to decrease the transportation related emissions and energy consumption, today, all major passenger car and other light-duty vehicle manufacturers are broadening their electric vehicle portfolio. The dependency of the present electrical traction motors on the rare materials, such as rare earth permanent magnet materials, namely Neodymium-Iron-Boron magnets, is problematic from several viewpoints: they are imported and expensive and there is a real risk for supply problems in the coming years. To strengthen the European competitiveness, VOLTCAR ('Design, manufacturing, and validation of ecocycle electric traction motor') proposes high-speed, permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance technology with a drastic reduction in rare materials' utilisation.
During VOLTCAR, the motor prototype is perfected to meet the strictest performance requirements (power density, efficiency), sustainability criteria (recyclability, circularity and low use of rare resources and copper) and the expectations of the automotive sector (cost, reliability, integrability). This major goal is supported by introducing digital design and optimisation methodologies that are capable of assessing the life cycle costs, energy consumption, and carbon footprint in the early phase, guiding the outcomes towards maximised sustainability with reduced use of rare materials and efficient recycling and repurposing patterns. The validity of the VOLTCAR motor prototypes, 50 kW and 120 kW motor, and related technologies is proved according to the automotive standards, presenting an X-in-the-loop (XiL) experimentation environments. With this development, VOLTCAR will simultaneously lead to more green jobs in local SMEs throughout Europe to reduce unemployment rate.
The VOLTCAR consortium comprises world-leading automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies and research partners with complementary knowledge and expertise for the successful execution of the proposed work.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineering
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