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

该合作工业研究项目汇集了Shield- engineering， PUNCH flybridge， EMPEL系统，PFS制造和Shield制造技术的合作伙伴，共同开发创新的电动机，逆变器和储能系统，最终形成三个新的英国制造中心，创造750个就业岗位，每年节省25万吨二氧化碳，并为英国近期的混合动力ICE/BEV车辆锚定关键技术。这将使中小企业EMPEL能够生产逆变器，英国二级电机制造商Shield能够发展成为汽车一级电机制造商，PUNCH flybridge的汽车飞轮技术和制造能够在英国扎根。该项目解决了汽车委员会战略技术的问题，提供最先进的电机和电力电子设备，替代混合推进系统和使用飞轮储能的储能系统。这是通过两种创新产品的开发实现的：*模块化，多电压，可扩展的电机与集成逆变器技术，在b> 15kW/kg几乎是汽车委员会的目标电机功率重量比的两倍。*模块化飞轮储能技术，与电动机和逆变器集成，以较低的成本实现两倍于最先进的电池组的功率密度。这些技术将在多辆汽车评估和生产意向车辆上进行验证。其中包括混合动力和纯电动跑车，它们推动了电动模块技术的功率重量比，以及轻型氢内燃机和中型纯电动汽车的飞轮，以展示通过节省燃料、制动能量回收和延长电动驱动里程来改善二氧化碳排放。电机内部、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，以将技术锚定在英国，为英国制造业提供增长。总体而言，该项目将直接提供价值1327万英镑的研发（包括200万英镑的海外资金），其中563万英镑的APC资金将用于生产电动机，逆变器和飞轮的三个试点工厂。在接下来的7年里，合作伙伴将投资扩大三家制造工厂的规模，每年生产100万台电机和逆变器，在此过程中创造750个就业机会。该技术还将用于非公路和工业应用，包括绿色技术。该项目将对英国电机和逆变器生产产生革命性影响，同时使英国飞轮技术（最初诞生于F1赛车）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.