Highly Integrated, Scalable Motor and Inverter Module with Flywheel Energy Storage and E-Axle applications

这个合作的工业研究项目汇集了Shield-Engineering、Pack Flybrid、Empel Systems、PFS制造和Shield制造技术公司的合作伙伴，开发创新的电动马达、逆变器和能量存储系统，最终在英国建立了三个新的制造中心，总共创造了C750个就业机会，每年节省C250,000吨二氧化碳，并将关键技术固定在英国近期混合动力的ICE/Bev汽车上。这将使制造逆变器的中小企业Empel、英国的Tier2电动马达制造商Shield演变为汽车Tier1电动马达制造商，并推动Flybrid的技术和汽车飞轮制造落户英国。该项目涉及汽车委员会的战略技术，以提供最先进的电机和电力电子产品、替代混合动力推进系统和使用飞轮储能的储能系统。这是通过开发两种创新产品实现的：*模块化、多电压、可扩展的电动马达，采用集成逆变器技术，AT&gT；15kW/kg几乎是汽车委员会电子马达功率重量比目标的两倍。*模块化飞轮储能技术与电动马达和逆变器集成，以更低的成本实现电池组最先进的功率密度的两倍。这些技术将在多辆汽车评估和生产意图车辆上进行验证。其中包括混合动力和Bev跑车，它们突破了电子模块技术的功率重量比的极限，以及轻型氢气内燃机和中型Bev的飞轮，以展示从节省燃料、刹车能量回收和扩大电动续航里程方面改善二氧化碳排放。发动机内件、锻件、压铸件和电力电子系统等关键部件将在英国供应链内开发，以将技术固定在英国，为英国制造业提供增长。总体而言，该项目将提供直接价值1327万GB(包括海外200万GB)的研发，以及563万GB的APC资金，用于生产三个电动马达、逆变器和飞轮的试点工厂。在接下来的7年里，合作伙伴将投资扩大三家制造厂的规模，以生产年产4万台电动马达和逆变器，并在此过程中创造750个工作岗位。这项技术还将被用于非公路和工业应用，包括绿色技术。该项目将为英国电动马达和逆变器的生产带来变革，同时使最初诞生于F1赛车的英国飞轮技术成功商业化。

This collaborative Industrial Research project brings together the partners of Shield-Engineering, PUNCH Flybrid, EMPEL Systems, PFS Manufacturing and Shield Manufacturing Technologies to develop innovative electric-motors, inverters and energy storage systems, ultimately resulting in three new UK manufacturing centres, creating c750 jobs overall, saving c250,000tonnes CO2/year and anchoring key technology for near-term hybridised ICE/BEV vehicles in the UK. This will enable EMPEL, an SME to manufacture inverters, Shield, a UK Tier2 to evolve into an Automotive Tier1 e-motor manufacturer, and PUNCH Flybrid's technology and manufacturing of automotive flywheels to be anchored in the UK. The project addresses the automotive council strategic technologies to provide state-of-the-art electric machines and power electronics, alternative hybrid propulsion systems and energy storage systems using flywheel energy storage. This is achieved through development of two innovate products: * Modular, multi-voltage, scalable e-motor with integrated inverter technology, at >15kW/kg almost double the Automotive Council targets for e-motor power to weight ratio. * Modular flywheel energy storage technology integrated with e-motor and inverters that achieve double the state-of-the-art power density of battery packs at lower cost. The technologies will be validated on multiple automotive evaluation and production intent vehicles. These include hybrid and BEV sports cars which push the envelope of power to weight ratio for e-module technology and flywheels for light-duty hydrogen ICE and medium-duty BEV to demonstrate CO2 emissions improvements from fuel-saving, brake energy recovery and extended electric drive range. Key components such as motor internals, forgings, die-castings and power electronics systems will be developed within the UK supply chain to anchor the technology in the UK providing growth for UK manufacturing. Overall, this project will deliver R&D directly worth £13.27M (including £2M overseas) with £5.63M of APC funding to generate three pilot plants for production of e-motors, inverters and flywheels. Over the following 7 years the partners will invest in scaling-up the three manufacturing plants to produce >40,000/year e-motors and, inverters creating c750 jobs in the process. The technology will also be exploited for off-highway and industrial applications including green technologies. This project will be transformational for UK electric motor and inverter production whilst enabling UK flywheel technology, originally born from F1 racing, to be successfully commercialised.