Objective
Within this project a new compact and efficient high speed 30-50 kW electrical machine will be integrated with an efficient fully SiC drive and a gearbox within a powertrain traction module. The electrical machine will have a dry rotor direct liquid cooling system integrated with the cooling system for the SiC drive. This traction module can be mechanically coupled with an axle of a low performance electric/hybrid vehicle, or several units could be coupled directly with the wheels for a high performance vehicle or a light-duty vehicle or a bus. Economic feasibility of mass-manufacturing of different electric machine topologies will be studied to choose the best trade-off between performance, manufacturing cost, and efficiency in the selected performance range. Feasibility of direct drive, single stage, and two-stage switchable high speed gearboxes will be studied as well. The resultant powertrain traction module will be an optimal trade-off between efficiency, manufacturability, and cost, utilizing newest technologies in electrical machines, power electronics, and high speed gearboxes. We will demonstrate the scalability of the solution by embedding several powertrain modules on board a test vehicle.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringautomation and control systems
- social sciencessocial and economic geographytransportelectric vehicles
Call for proposal
H2020-GV-2017
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
02150 Espoo
Finland
Participants (11)
90431 Nurnberg
53600 Lappeenranta
93059 Regensburg
41296 Goeteborg
461 38 Trollhattan
261 24 Landskrona
98693 Ilmenau
6890 Lustenau
1000 Ljubljana
80143 Napoli
26900 Lodi