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SRM: Synchronous Reluctance Motor. Introducing a new lifting technology in the elevator market

Description du projet

Une solution durable pour l’industrie des ascenseurs

Il existe à l’heure actuelle plusieurs types de systèmes d’ascenseurs, notamment des systèmes hydrauliques, avec engrenages ou sans engrenages. Les systèmes sans engrenages sont les plus avancés et affichent le plus d’avantages, tels que des vitesses de déplacement élevées et une utilisation efficace de l’énergie. Cela dit, les machines sans engrenage reposent sur l’utilisation d’aimants permanents au néodyme; le néodyme est un matériau critique très demandé et qui présente un risque élevé de perturbation de l’approvisionnement. Afin de remédier à ce problème, le projet SRM, financé par l’UE, s’emploie à mettre au point un nouveau système alternatif aux caractéristiques similaires en termes de vitesse, de confort et d’efficacité. L’innovation réside dans l’utilisation d’un moteur électrique à réluctance synchrone comme unité de traction, qui satisfait aux exigences et aux besoins de l’industrie des ascenseurs.

Objectif

The market for lifting systems is nowadays dominated by gearless machines. Among them there is a type of machine based on the use of Neodymium permanent magnets. However, the raw material with which these magnets are made is subject to large fluctuations in the price because there is a very high dependence on the unique source of extraction, China.
In addition, PM gearless motors are related to reliability problems due to the lack of knowledge about the lifespan of the magnets, as well as performance related to high operating temperatures (above 140ºC) and oxidation due to its iron components.
The elevators market size is expected to grow from € 75,000 million (2015) to € 105,831 million by 2021, at a CAGR of 6.01% based on an increasing demand in Asia and Pacific area.
Italian Top Gears SRL, is an Italian SME located in Bolzano di Albinea (Reggio Emilia) that is dedicated to design, manufacture and distribution of elevator traction machines with the state-of-the-art technologies for the worldwide market.
Taking all of this into account, the company has patented a novel alternative system to the previous one, with similar outputs in speed, comfort and efficiency, but with a much more effective performance in the terrain of reliability and security. But above all, what makes highly interested this new system is up to 40% savings in motor costs.
The innovation lies in the use of a synchronous reluctance electric motor (SRM) as a traction unit, following the requirement and needs of the lift industry.
The main benefits obtained with SRM are: lower prices per unit, no electrical encoder needed in system, use of IoT applied to the lifts, reduced motor size, low maintenance, 50% lifespan increase, estimated energy savings of € 3239 and reduction of the carbon footprint of the process.
This project is aiming to achieve profits around € 3.7 M and hire 9 new employees after 5 years in market, reaching a ROI (return of investment) of 2.3 per euro invested.

Appel à propositions

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Sous appel

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1

Régime de financement

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinateur

ITALIAN TOP GEARS SRL
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 50 000,00
Adresse
VIA MARTIRI DELLA ROMANIA 4/C
42020 ALBINEA
Italie

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PME

L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.

Oui
Région
Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Reggio nell’Emilia
Type d’activité
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Liens
Coût total
€ 71 429,00