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Ten years ago, thermal management in an EV car was not mandatory. Fast forward to today, not only is thermal

management essential but it is also more important, more challenging, and more costly than ever before.

For an automaker that is optimising the entire vehicle, thermal management is just one variable that they worry about;

cost, efficiency and performance are other key metrics that OEMs are judged on when they design a complete system.

However thermal management directly impacts cost, performance, and vehicle mass.

Listen to several thermal management experts as they take the stage to explore the correlation between thermal

management and the other metrics that OEMs are judged on when they design a complete system

Blaž Grafenauer

Chief Architect
Elaphe

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This presentation will discuss our latest developments in Electrically Excited Synchronous Machines (EESM) with a focus

on efforts to improve continuous performance through thermal design optimization, the development of a brushless

excitation system to supply the rotor current and the exploration of control possibilities to improve system efficiency.

Thermal design and optimization

Brushless rotor excitation system development

Motor controls opportunities

Bernhard Schmitt

Global Engineering Director Europe and Global Director Engineering Electric Motor
BorgWarner

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WE’VE TASKED 3 KEY COMPANIES WITH THE JOB OF PUTTING 3 PROPOSALS IN FRONT YOU TO REVIEW ON THE BASIS OF COST, EFFICIENCY, PERFORMANCE WE’LL ALSO HEAR FROM COMPANIES IN AUDIENCE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO SHARE UPDATES ON E-MOTOR INNOVATIONS.

AT THE END, WE’LL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO CAST THEIR VOTES ON THEIR FAVOURITE TECHNOLOGY PROPOSAL AND WHO THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO PARTNER WITH.

Each proposal will outline the following:

Cost: The cost of the e-motor and the extent to which the OEM can bring down capital/operating expenditure.

Capabilities: Examine capabilities of the e-motor and how its feature/ functions/abilities can allow the OEM to optimise efficiencies.

Sustainability: Determine how sustainable the e-motor is from a materials, design, and carbon footprint point of view.

Case Study: Hear a practical example of how the e-motor has been applied in a real world setting to optimise cost, efficiency and performance while lowering the carbon footprint

Richard Burke

UK Engineering Director
Protean Electric Limited

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THE DIFFERENT AXIS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY

A key priority for those working in the industry is improving the efficiency of the motor. Experts have noted that the

industry has reached a point where motors generally have a good level of efficiency. However, this topic remains a

lasting one as companies are still looking for every scrap of efficiency to improve their motors.

This presentation will focus on the different areas for improving e-motor efficiency:

Discuss the different axis for improving e-motor efficiency

Learn how to reduce losses in the hairpin motor

Evaluate e-motor loss computation, how to measure and separate losses

Understand how control can be used to improve e-motor efficiency

Learn how the size and geometry of an e-motor can be optimized, to improve efficiency and reduce the losses of the

overall system, based on large amounts of driving data

Dr. Elisabet Jansson

Industrial PhD Energy Systems Engineer
Volvo Cars

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According to one e-motor specialist, ‘the winners are the ones that will find the right balance between performance

cost, efficiency and sustainability.’The industry may be looking for cheaper, high-efficiency, power dense, and torquedense e-motors that are also sustainable, but this does come with huge challenges. All these attributes are fighting each

other; improving one means compromising another. The big question on the hearts and minds of the e-motor segment

of the industry is ‘how do we achieve the right balance between cost, performance, efficiency and sustainability?’Join

this keynote presentation and listen as a technical expert offers insight on ways to create the right balance between

performance, cost, sustainability, and efficiency:

Understand the ‘knock on’ effect that changing an individual attribute will have on the rest of the system

Discuss challenges preventing companies from maintaining high levels of each individual attribute without

compromising the others

Learn ways to combat challenges faced when trying to create the right balance between performance, cost,

sustainability, and efficiency

Can Nemlioglu

System Architect
Lightyear

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PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON RARE EARTH MATERIALS

The conversation surrounding the use of rare earth materials and the environmental impact and cost of using them,

has led to many in the industry actively working to move away from the use of rare earth metals like cobalt and

neodymium. The key challenge for the industry is finding alternatives that produce the same or more levels of efficiency

as the permanent magnet motor.

Listen to this e-motor expert as they outline how to reduce the use of rare earth materials:

Learn how to reduce rare earth materials or completely remove them from motors while maintaining efficiency

Learn how to incorporate rare earth free motors into different models

Find solutions to challenges related to reducing the amount of rare earth materials in motors

Discuss the technologies that can help eliminate the dependency on these materials

Dr. João Bonifácio

Head of System Development Advanced Engineering - Electrified Powertrain Technology
ZF Group

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Recognising Excellence & Innovation in Vehicle Electrification