ElectricMotor Engineering
80Pages

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING FOCUS AUTOMOTIVE Global scenario: electric motors are stronger than the virus A high reliability electric motor drive for helicopters’ tail rotor Digital twins for the development of electric motors European projects display next generation of electric drivetrains

Contents Issue 3 - September 2021 NEWS IN BRIEF F. Zuppi MARKET AND TRENDS Raw materials | 1 Under strain R. Carminati 20 Restrictions of steel imports in EU. What consequences for automotive? Raw materials | 2 24 Electric motors. Stronger than the virus Global scenario G. S. Buono 28 Germany: the battery keeps pace Automotive | 1 G. Fazio 30 Allons enfants des électriques! Automotive | 2 R. Carminati Naval electric propulsion P. Bertelli RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT European projects | Horizon 2020 European pride: here is next generation of electric drivetrains L. Morandotti 42 A high reliability...

Start-Up | Wires for electric motors: a new standard for the coating It is called Tau, it is a Turin start-up in electric mobility and advanced materials and it collected 6.75 million Euros of funding for its innovative wire for electric motors, with the target of developing and implementing state-of-the-art technologies starting from 2022, able to accelerate the transition to the Factory of the Future for e-mobility chain manufacturers. The round involved a variety of international investors, including a consortium of two Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth funds, the Russian Direct Investment...

Aerospace | Ready kits for electric aircrafts The American MagniX, specialized in zero-emission solutions, has implemented two products for aviation, two readyto-use electric motors for propellers. The first is the electric propulsion unit Magni350-EPU, with 350 kW of maximum power, torque that ranges from 1,410 to 1,610 Nm and 500 power supply. The rotation speed varies from 1,200 to 2,300 RPM for an operational altitude of 35,000 feet. The second more powerful motor is Magni650-EPU, with pre- cisely 650 kW of maximum power, same rotation speed, but torque from 2,820 to 3,020 Nm and...

IMA AUTOMATION ATOP IMA AUTOMATION ATOP, has been manufacturing cutting-edge equipment to produce electric motors since 1993, always following the path of sustainability. Now part of IMA AUTOMATION Hub, highly specialized in assembly solutions for different application fields, can furnish complete lines for the e-mobility market becoming a unique supplier which provides innovative production technologies in the field of hairpin & wound motors for traction applications.

NEWS IN BRIEF Design | Chinese e-bus wins 2021 Red Dot Award The Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0 has been awarded the design prize 2021 Red Dot Award. Developed by the Chinese group, the 5.5-meter shuttle bus stands out for being the world’s first autonomous bus recognized by world-class industrial design award, as well as the only bus brand in China winning Red Dot Award. Xiaoyu 2.0 is an autonomous public transport solution that inspires trust in passengers. In 2020, Yutong sales volume of large and medium-sized buses reached 41,756 units, among them 16,461 units are new energy buses. The bus producer...

YOUR PARTNER IN AUTOMATION FOR MOTORS MANUFACTURING Via G. Natta 3 - 20823 Lentate sul Seveso-MB (Italy) Tel +39 0362 542252 - E-mail: info@siprosrl.com

NEWS IN BRIEF Takeovers | The great advance of Rimac manufacturer The Croatian manufacturer of electric supercars and hi-tech solutions for ecars, Rimac Automobili, has taken over Bugatti, the iconic French brand that since 1998 had been part of Volkswagen Group and that since the current year had been managed by Porsche. It is an unbelievable piece of news indeed, if you think that in just 10 years, Rimac Automobili has risen from the setup of a single-man workshop to takeovers of such level. Today, Bugatti Rimac merges into Rimac Group, which will be the primary shareholder with 55%...

Thanks to DDLockTM you’ll grab the chance to boost the performance of your stator cores and prevent any drawback along the production process! Dema S.r.l. ‐ Via E.Vecchia 100 17019 Varazze (SV), Italy ‐ Tel: +39 0199354711 Mail: info@demasassi.it www.demasa

NEWS IN BRIEF Rotor cooling | The new motor by Energica Acronym of Energica Mavel co-engineering, the new EMCE motor will be exclusively used on the whole Energica range. The two protagonist companies are Energica Motor Company and Mavel, a research, development and production company specialized in the powertrain ambit that is headquartered at Pointsaint-martin, in Valle D’Aosta (Italy). The company collaborates with primary OEM on a world scale in the automotive industry, but with Energica it makes its début in the two-wheel sector, therefore it has helped Emilia player in improving the...

Financial Strenght Consistent supply SPECIALIZED IN ELECTRICAL STEEL PROCESSING Vision Financial Strenght Technical Support Research & Development High quality of steel ARDEMAGNI High quality of steel Research & Development High quality of steel Exclusivity Technical Support Consistent supply Research & Development Ardemagni S.p.A. viale Emilia 32 20092 Cinisello Balsamo Milano, Italy phone +39 02 618 1227 fax +39 02 618 1220 info@ardemagnispa.com www.ardemagnispa.com Technical Support STEEL SERVICE CENTER LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE Consistent supply Financial Strenght

Under strain by Roberto Carminati nder the Presidency of Joe Biden, it seems the United States Administration is going to further boost the race to zero emission mobility, with the goal of assuring electric cars represent the vast majority of the local production by the end of the current decade. Besides, in the ten following years internal combustion engines should be completely ousted from circulation. To hit the ambitious target, the hindrance to be overcome – that, as we will see, does not affect only North America – is represented by prices and the availability of raw materials. Last...