Objective Presently, drives for Fully Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles develop their highest efficiency of around 93~95% within a speed range of usually 1/4 to 1/3 of the maximum, and at an ideal torque, whereas in real-life driving cycles the motor operates at a wider range of speeds and at partial load, resulting in much lower efficiency.Hi-Wi will address this mismatch by advancing the design and manufacture of drive trains through:- Holistic design across magnetic, thermal, mechanical and control electronics/algorithms in line with real-life use rather than a single-point “rating”.- The use of variable flux approaches in which the flux of the motor can be adjusted in real-time according to the load condition to maximise efficiency.In addition to the above efficiency gains, Hi-Wi will couple its novel design approach to breakthroughs in materials and manufacturing, winning size, weight, logistical and cost savings through:- Adopting nano-scale materials advances to create superior field strengths with reduced reliance upon rare earths and their economically-vulnerable strategic supply chains.- Adopting nano-scale manufacturing advances to create permanent magnets having ideal geometries, reduced size and weight, and improved mechanical and thermal behaviour.The 3-year Hi-Wi project will deliver:- Innovative approaches to the holistic design and modelling of rotating magnetic machines tailored specifically to the in-use conditions of FEV and HEV drive cycles.- Breakthrough materials and manufacturing advances based upon a fusion of nano-scale science and high-technology high-speed production techniques.- The prototyping and demonstration of innovative drive topologies showing high efficiencies over the wide torque/speed range demanded by real-use driving cycles.- Guidelines and IPR to support a world-leading EU position in the economic mass manufacture of motors to exploit the global uptake of FEV and HEV mobili Fields of science social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehiclesnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopologynatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) GC-SST.2010.7-1. - Electrical machines Call for proposal FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Address Trinity lane the old schools CB2 1TN Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Renata Schaeffer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD United Kingdom EU contribution € 524 628,00 Address Firth court western bank S10 2TN Sheffield See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joanne Watson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ISTITUTO P.M. SRL Italy EU contribution € 184 920,00 Address Via giuseppe grassi 4 10138 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Konstantin Zvezdin (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Italy EU contribution € 448 989,00 Address Strada torino 50 10043 Orbassano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Massimo Casali (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STMICROELECTRONICS SRL Italy EU contribution € 313 943,00 Address Via c.olivetti 2 20864 Agrate brianza See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Monza e della Brianza Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Di Gesu' (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CEDRAT SA France EU contribution € 160 725,00 Address Chemin de malacher inovallee 15 38246 Meylan See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vincent Leconte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 266 309,00 Address Werner-von-siemens-str. 1 80333 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans-Reiner Leikard (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
