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Challenges in Replacing Rare Earth Materials in Motor Design: What Are the Key Considerations?
In this insightful interview, Krishna MPK Namburi, System Controls Engineering Manager at Nexteer Automotive, discusses the transition from rare earth materials to more sustainable and cost-effective alternatives in motor design. With his extensive background in electrical engineering and ongoing research, Krishna offers valuable perspectives on the future of motor technology. Download the PDF to explore the key discussions and insights shared in this interview.
In this interview, Krishna MPK Namburi addresses the following key topics:
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Download the PDF interview with Krishna MPK Namburi now to uncover valuable insights and strategies for leveraging alternative materials in motor design, ensuring sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the future.
During the interview, Peng Peng, a researcher specializing in Electric Machines and Drive Systems as well as Propulsion Systems at General Motors, shares valuable insights into the essential factors to consider when developing an e-motor strategy. The primary objectives are to enhance performance, increase efficiency, and minimize costs.
Peng also delves into the exploration of innovative concepts and technologies, such as the utilization of new materials, to optimize motor performance while simultaneously reducing expenses. Additionally, Peng underscores the significance of fluctuating raw material prices in the context of cost reduction. He suggests various approaches to reduce material usage and achieve cost savings in the industry. Ultimately, Peng emphasizes the criticality of carefully evaluating machine performance, supply chain dynamics, system-level cost considerations, and operating conditions in the pursuit of minimizing material consumption.
The e-motor industry is currently in a position where organizations are looking to integrate power electronics, the e-motor, and the gearbox, to simplify the system. To do so, many factors need to be included and taken into consideration, such as:
Wanting to find out more, Automotive IQ spoke with Dr. Vineetha Ravindran, Technical Project Lead – Next Generation Inverters at Scania Group, to find out everything there is to know about this integration process.
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PROGRESS IN POWER ELECTRONICS & INVERTER DEVELOPMENT: Presentation by Simon Hart, Honorary Associate Professor in Power Conversion for Electrical Transportation, University of Nottingham.
The inverter is an important part of the EDU/EPU and has specific thermal management needs. The industry is showing growing interest in technologies that decrease loss and that increase the effectiveness of thermal management, both within the inverter and as part of an integrated EDU/EPU system.
• Learn about the developments in power electronics, inverters, and inverter technology
• Learn about innovate cooling technologies for inverter power electronics
• Learn about the benefits of considering motors and inverters as a single, integrated item rather than as separate items at the strategic level