Aeristech 48V electric supercharger - Prototype development to TRL 6/7 and MRL 4

该项目的目的是将Aeristech的新型电动增压器提升到TRL 6/7成熟度水平（汽车行业术语中的“A-样本”）。这将建立在Aeristech于2014年第一季度完成的成功概念验证资助项目的基础上，并使该技术具有商业吸引力。一旦达到TRL 6/7，汽车行业就具备了将该技术通过开发过程投入批量生产的能力。随着对低油耗和低排放目标的要求，发动机小型化和发动机增压正成为越来越受欢迎的解决方案。随着汽车电气化的发展，电动增压器有望成为发动机极端小型化的关键推动因素。Aeristech的专有技术基于新颖的控制架构和相关的永磁电机设计，是可变高速应用中功率密度最高、效率最高且最具成本效益的解决方案。2014年2月，Aeristech成功完成了TSB Smart资助的48 V电动增压器设计和开发的“概念验证”项目（eSupercharger）用于2.0 L或更小的ICE发动机增压应用。在该项目中，Aeristech将开发产品相关设计，使电动增压器能够在汽车发动机舱等现实环境中发挥作用，with temperature温度and other environmental环境factors因素.展望未来，Aeristech的目标是在商业基础上与汽车原始设备制造商和Tier-1合作，根据其特定的性能要求和成本目标定制电动增压器，并致力于达成许可协议，Aeristech将与经验丰富的汽车零部件制造商合作开发电动增压器进行大规模生产。在TSB的资助下，在TRL 6/7级别展示Aeristech的技术对于利用电子增压器的近期市场竞争力至关重要。

The aim of this project is to bring Aeristech’s novel electric supercharger to TRL 6/7 maturitylevel (“A-Sample” in the terminology of the automotive industry). This will build uponAeristech’s successful proof of concept grant project completed in Q1 2014, and make thetechnology commercially attractive. Once at TRL 6/7, the automotive industry is wellequippedto move the technology through its development process into mass production.With the requirements for lower fuel consumption and low emissions targets, enginedownsizing and therefore engine boosting is becoming an increasingly popular solution. Inline with the general drive towards vehicle electrification, electric superchargers are expectedto become a key enabler to extreme engine downsizing.Aeristech’s proprietary technology is based on a novel control architecture and associatedpermanent magnet motor design that is the most power-dense, efficient and cost effectivesolution for variable, high-speed applications. In February 2014, Aeristech successfullycompleted a TSB Smart funded project at “Proof of Concept” level for the design anddevelopment of a 48V electric supercharger (eSupercharger) for 2.0L or less ICE engineboosting applications.Within this project, Aeristech will develop product-relevant designs that enable the electricsupercharger to function in a realistic environment such as a car engine bay, with temperatureand other environmental factors. Moving forward, Aeristech aims to work on a commercialbasis with automotive OEMs and Tier-1s to tailor the electric supercharger to their specificperformance requirements and cost targets, working towards a licensing arrangement wherebyAeristech would partner with experienced automotive component manufacturers to developthe electric supercharger for mass production. Demonstrating Aeristech’s technology at TRL6/7 level with TSB grant support will be critical in capitalising on this near tem marketopportunity for eSuperchargers.