ELIMPUS

Efficient Lightweight Electro-Magnetic PropUlsion System for Electric Vehicles

This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1143 (TE30/2015)


Technical reports on the ELIMPUS Project

First technical report of the ELIMPUS project (2015)
Second technical report of the ELIMPUS project (2016)
Third technical report of the ELIMPUS project (2017)

Details of the results:

Published papers

ISI-WoS journal articol (impact factor 7.168)

D. Fodorean, L. Idoumghar, M. Brevilliers, P. Minciunescu, C. Irimia, 'Hybrid Differential Evolution Algorithm employed for the Optimum Design of a High-Speed PMSM used for EV Propulsion', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2017, DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2701788, ISSN 0278-0046.

International Data-Base (Scopus) journal article

Claudia V. Pop, D. Fodorean, 'Review of Magnetic Gear Topologies and their Applications in Electric Vehicles', Electrotehnică, Electronică, Automatică (EEA), 65 (2017), nr. XII, pp.1-9, ISSN 1582-5175.

IEEE international conference articles (ISI Proceedings)

D. Fodorean, 'Study of electric propulsion by using virtual reality software', UPEC 2017 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference, Heraklion, Greece, 29 August – 1 Sept.2017.
Claudia V. Pop, D. Fodorean, 'Noise and Vibrations Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine for Light Electric Vehicle', UPEC 2017 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference, Heraklion, Greece, 29 August – 1 September 2017.
Claudia V. Pop, D. Fodorean, 'In-Wheel Motor with Integrated Magnetic Gear for Extended Speed Applications', IEEE SPEEDAM 2016, Capri, Italy, 22-24 June 2016, pp.413-418, ISBN978-1-5090-4181-7.
Claudia V. Pop, D. Fodorean, 'Modelling of an In-Wheel Motor with Integrated Magnetic Gear for Electric Vehicle Applications', IEEE EPE 2016, Iasi, Romania, 20-22 October 2016, paper 1703, pp.1-5, ISBN 978-1-5090-6128-0.

International book chapter

D. Fodorean, 'State of the art of Magnetic Gears, their design and characteristics with respect to EV application', INTECH book chapter (volume Modeling and Simulation for Electric Vehicle Applications), 2016, ISBN 978-953-51-2637-9.

National conference articol

Claudia V. Pop, D. Fodorean, 'Magnetic multiplier for EV transmission – analytical and numerical aspects', CNAE 2016, Cluj-Napoca, 13-14 October, 2016, S-ME, pp.1-5.

Prototypes

In-wheel motor with integrated magnetic gear (multiplier) with two transmission levels


Active parts



Passive parts


Supplying system (overall control panel left and converter converter right)



Demonstrator

Structural analysis test bench for electro-mechanical systems (the stator of the in-wheel motor with integrated magnetic gear being under study)



Test bench for characterizing the entirely electromagnetic propulsion system


Converted scooter (thermal scooter transformed into electric scooter, being equipped with in-wheel motor and batteries)



Other results:

- Algorithm for designing in-wheel motor and magnetic gears or multipliers (RNA and Vector Potential approaches);

- Numerical design of magnetic gears;

- Optimization an control of the studied in-wheel motor with integrated magnetic gear (IWM-IMG);

- Structural design of in-wheel motors with integrated magnetic gear (multiplier);

- Vibro-acoustic and thermal evaluation of in-wheel motors and/or magnetic gears.