RHODaS Related Projects
Funded projects working on solutions for zero-emission transport
The project coordination will establish close collaboration with consortia developing related topics within the call "Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO), HORIZON-CL5- 2021-D5-01”, as well as other EU and national funded projects. The details of the projects are available below.
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HighScape will explore the feasibility of a family of highly efficient power electronics components and systems, and including integrated traction inverters, on-board chargers, DC/DC converters, and electric drives for auxiliaries and actuators. The proposed solutions will be assessed on test rigs and on two differently sized BEV prototypes. The project will result in component integration with the incorporation of the WBG traction inverters within the in-wheel machines to achieve zero footprint of the electric powertrain on the sprung mass; the functional integration of the traction inverter with the on-board charger, and the incorporation of the latter and the DC/DC converters within the battery pack; and the implementation of multi-motor and fault-tolerant inverter solutions for the auxiliaries and chassis actuators.
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101056824
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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO)
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AVL LIST GMBH
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EM-TECH brings together 10 participants from industry and academia to develop novel solutions to push the boundaries of electric machine technology for automotive traction, through: i) innovative direct and active cooling designs; ii) virtual sensing functionalities for the high-fidelity real-time estimation of the operating condition of the machine; iii) enhanced machine control, bringing reduced design and operating conservativeness enabled by ii); iv) electric gearing to provide enhanced operational flexibility and energy efficiency; v) digital twin based optimisation, embedding systematic consideration of Life Cycle Analysis and Life Cycle Costing aspects since the early design stages; and vi) adoption of recycled permanent magnets and circularity solutions.
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101096083
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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO)
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AVL LIST GMBH
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The EU-funded HiPE project is developing energy-efficient, cost-effective, modular, compact and integrated wide band gap (WBG) power electronics for next-generation battery electric vehicles. The aim is to facilitate a more significant market penetration of WBG in the automotive sector. Project outputs will include: i) a scalable and modular family of WBG-based traction inverters with significantly improved specific cooling performance for 400 - 1 200 V applications; ii) bi-directional OBC and DC/DC converters with the use of gallium nitride (GaN); and iii) integrated, fault-tolerant and cost-effective GaN-based power electronics for HV ancillaries and chassis actuators. Comprehensive simulation analysis and digital-twin modelling (e.g. pin fin or immersion cooling, machine-learning and predictive control) are planned. Final testing of use cases on the bench will demonstrate targeted performance and efficiency.
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101056760
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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO)
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VIRTUAL VEHICLE RESEARCH GMBH
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SCAPE aims at achieving three main objectives: i) propose a standardisable, modular, and scalable approach, based on multilevel technology, for the design of the EV power conversion systems ii) develop highly-compact and integrated building-block implementation. iii) propose intelligent modulation and control strategies, online diagnosis, and digital twin for predictive maintenance with machine learning. Reaching these objectives will enable reducing the cost of the EV power electronics thanks to scale economies, improving its performance features (reliability, efficiency, power density, etc.), and enabling advanced functionalities. This will allow satisfying the user’s needs, increase the acceptance and affordability of zero-emission vehicles, reduce green-house gasses emission, and enable a full-market penetration of the EV. Having this approach adopted by EU automotive manufacturers will allow creating a cost-efficient production chain in the EU based on economies of scale and advanced integration technologies, as a competitive advantage against other manufacturers.
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101056781
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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO)
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FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA - SPAIN
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With the purpose of transforming road transportation in Europe to zero-emission mobility, POWERDRIVE aims at developing next generation, highly efficient, cost-effective, and compact power electronics solutions that integrate a portfolio of technologies for multi-objective optimisation of electric powertrains of battery electric vehicles. These integrated solutions can be applied to both low and high-performance vehicles, and they will be suitable for diverse types of electric vehicles. The concept of POWERDRIVE is that all the experience and expertise of the project partners in the development of electric drivetrain components will be leveraged and lead into the integration of advanced power electronics solutions for an optimised powertrain. This concept brings additional opportunities to strengthen Europe’s supply chain in electromobility for road transportation and to achieve zero-emission road mobility.
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101056857
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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes, Zero emission road transport (2ZERO)
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KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN - BELGIUM