Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Horizon Europe projects EM-TECH and HighScape propose innovative solutions for electric traction machines and their WBG-based drives and components, to achieve higher energy efficiency, reduced volume and mass, as well as reduced cost. This paper outlines the main innovations of EM-TECH and HighScape, targeting a wide range of vehicle applications, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Specifically, EM-TECH deals with: i) modular designs of on-board axial flux machines (AFMs) for reducing the implementation costs of scalable centralised powertrains for electric axle (e-Axle) solutions; ii) in-wheel motors (IWMs) integrated with electric gearing, for expanding the high efficiency region of electric corner (e-Corner) powertrains; and iii) the use of permanent magnets deriving from recycling processes to improve sustainability. In parallel, HighScape targets the physical and functional integration of the power electronics of WBG-based traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC/DC converters, and electric drives for auxiliaries and actuators.
Source: Lecture notes in mobility
Authors: Martin Weinzerl, Anna Szakallas, Valentin Ivanov, Viktar Beliautsou, Nicola Amati, Ezio Spessa, Antonella Accardo, Trentalessandro Costantino, Matic Herzog, Lennart Leopold, Yannick Dominik, Claudio Romano, Riccardo Groppo, Iris Filzwieser, Alejandro Robles Martin, Eric Armengaud, Bo Wang, Aldo Sorniotti, Umberto Montanaro, Davide Tavernini, Patrick Gruber, Chris Vagg, Bernd Deibler, Junaid Ullah, Valentin Ivanov, Viktar Beliautsou, Johan Lecoutere, Sebastian Gramstat, Rifat Ongun, Osman Sümer, Hendrik Vansompel
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: International Visegrad Fund, Flanders Make, Clean Aviation, European Commission, Cleansky, Science Foundation Ireland, University of Galway, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Energimyndigheten, Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Trafikverket, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Innovate UK, Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation, European Regional Development Fund, NextGenerationEU
Awards: Joint Initiative for hydrogen Vehicles across Europe 2, Fleet and traffic management systems for conducting future cooperative mobility, Joint Initiative for hydrogen Vehicles across Europe, Aircraft advanced rear end and empennage optimisation enhanced by anti-ice coatings and devices, G7672063959
OpenAlex ID: W4410043395