Objective "For a large scale introduction of Electric Vehicles (EV) in Europe, adequate volume supply of current PM based motors could be at risk, as the rare earth metals they contain can only be found under single source monopolies. In this context, the development of high efficiency motors using a limited amount of permanent magnets or completely new magnet-free motor designs is crucial. A promising option for this new generation of electric motors could be reluctance technology, which has been left out of the first line up to now due to its lower power density when compared to PM motors. On the other hand, the use of axial-flux configurations has proved recently in PM motors that power density can be increased in a relatively cost-effective way. The combination of both approaches, reluctance motors in axial-flux configuration, could lead to power densities comparable to those of PM motors in current EV-s while minimizing (PM assisted synchronous reluctance motors, PMSynRM) or avoiding (switched reluctance motors, SRM) the usage of scarce magnet materials. The aim of this project is to develop both axial-flux SRMs and PMSynRMs in parallel (meeting EV power density requirements), exploiting their commonalities and synergies in the design and prototyping phases, to further opt for the most suitable solution to be integrated in commercial EV-s. Being the combination of reluctance technology and axial-flux configuration a completely novel approach for EV applications (SRMs) and for any kind of application in general (PMSynRMs), one of the main challenges of the project will be to get a cost-effective and high efficiency motor design, considering a potential large scale manufacturing and industrialization of this new generation of motors." Fields of science social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) GC.SST.2013-2. - Next generation electric motors Call for proposal FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator FUNDACION TEKNIKER EU contribution € 451 344,00 Address CALLE INAKI GOENAGA 5 20600 Eibar Guipuzcoa Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ana Arizaga (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FAGOR ELECTRONICA, S. COOP. Spain EU contribution € 428 000,00 Address BARRIO SAN ANDRES 20500 ARRASATE MONDRAGON See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kepa Muro (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LOTUS CARS LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 45 181,79 Address POTASH LANE - HETHEL NR14 8EZ Norfolk See on map Region East of England East Anglia Breckland and South Norfolk Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wesley Wolf (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DR.-ING. ERNST BRAUN GMBH ENTWICKLUNG ELEKTRISCHER MASCHINEN, ANTRIEBE UND STEUERUNGEN Germany EU contribution € 270 490,00 Address MARTIN-LUTHER-STRASSE 1 88400 Biberach An Der Riss See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Biberach Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Braun (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data MOTOR DESIGN LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 272 240,00 Address 5 EDISON COURT WREXHAM TECHNOLOGY PARK LL13 7YT Wrexham See on map Region Wales East Wales Flintshire and Wrexham Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Staton (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MONDRAGON GOI ESKOLA POLITEKNIKOA JOSE MARIA ARIZMENDIARRIETA S COOP Spain EU contribution € 532 235,21 Address LORAMENDI 4 20500 Arrasate See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Javier Poza (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
