Next generation magnetic CVT (mCVT2)

该项目的重点是开发一种新型的无级变速器（CVT）系统，该系统广泛应用于汽车和工业领域，CVT系统正变得越来越普遍，并在混合动力汽车传动系中具有特别的优势，它们用于确保发动机在驱动循环中的任何点都以最大效率运行，同时满足车辆性能要求.通过利用这种灵活性，Magnomatics先前开发了第一代磁性CVT（mCVT1），该系统已被证明具有超越现有技术的显著效率和包装优势，目前是TSB资助的两个合作研究项目的主题（在LCV IDP和HVM计划下）与福特汽车公司和沃尔沃动力系统合作。通过继续原有的研究计划，获得准确的客户反馈和促进内部创新，Magnomatics开发了第二代mCVT（mCVT2）概念，该概念有可能将稀土磁体材料的使用减少高达75%，提高部分负载效率，允许删除几个元素，以节省成本，并提供一个系统，可以实现在一个更紧凑的空间信封比第一代。如果第二代产品的技术和商业优势得以实现，将大大提升Magnomatics mCVT技术的采用率和价值。该项目将迅速提供mCVT 2概念的工作证明，并将在Magnomatics现有的动力传动系统测功机系统上进行验证和评估。一旦验证的概念将积极发展为典型的车辆传动系统作为一个有竞争力的系统，有可能取代，第一代系统在现有的项目组。

This project is focused on the development of a new type of Continuously VariableTransmission (CVT) system that is widely applicable to the automotive and industrial sectors.CVT systems are becoming increasingly prevalent and have particular benefits in hybridvehicle drive trains where they used ensure that the engine is operating at its maximumefficiency at any point in the drive cycle and that the vehicle performance requirement issimultaneously met. By exploiting this flexibility, significant system efficiencies andfuel/CO2 benefits can be achieved.Magnomatics has previously developed a first generation magnetic CVT (mCVT1) and thissystem has been demonstrated to offer significant efficiency and packaging advantages overexisting technology and is currently the subject of two TSB funded collaborative researchprogrammes (under the LCV IDP and HVM programmes) with Ford Motor Company andVolvo Powertrain.By continuing the original research programme, acquiring accurate customer feedback andfostering internal innovation, Magnomatics have developed a second generation mCVT(mCVT2) concept that has the potential to reduce the use of rare earth magnet material by upto 75%, give increased part load efficiency, allow deletion of several elements to provide costsavings and deliver a system that can be realised in a much more compact space envelope thanthe first generation. If the predicted technical and commercial merits of this second generationare realised it will lead to a significant uplift in the adoption and value of MagnomaticsmCVT technologies.This project will rapidly deliver a working proof of concept of mCVT2 that will be validatedand evaluated on Magnomatics existing drivetrain dynamometer system. Once validated theconcept will be aggressively developed for typical vehicle drivetrains as a competitive system,potentially replacing, the first generation systems in the existing project group.