Will the autonomous-guide electric container ship be implemented?
The news of the manufacturing stop for Yara Birkeland, the first autonomous-guide electric container ship, arouses the debate about the green future of intermodal logistics. The matter was the transition of the transport from...
Here is the study to extract magnets from electronic waste
The prestigious Bentley Motors brand aims at more sustainable electric motors and, concerning this, it has announced a specific triennial technological study. It is called RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) and will be based...
Schaeffler tests innovations in electromobility in all environments
Schaeffler tests innovations in electromobility in all environments. In temperatures ranging from -40 °C to +150 °C or in salt fog.
Schaeffler specializes in testing entire systems as well...
Noise reduction by means of isotropic super finishing
To reduce the noise of electric motor transmissions, the technique that seems to offer the best performances for industrial productions is a variant of the so‑called isotropic super finishing (ISF), which can combine the...
Solar cars, a four-seats racing vehicle
The Sun Energy, integrated by an appropriate level of technology for electric motors, can represent a valid alternative to conventional mobility. The four-seats solar cruiser, called “Emilia 4”, conceived by Bologna University in the ambit...
Magnetic gears for industrial and automotive applications
Mechanical gears are extensively used for speed change and torque transmission, to match the operating speed of prime-movers to the requirements of their loads, since it is usually more cost and weight...
Design, optimization and verification of EV gearboxes
The KISSsoft System Module allows to predefine virtually any possible combination of shifting positions and boundary setups in a transmission or gearbox. They are then combined into Operating Modes. These operating modes specify which...
How to design electric motors
Electric motors, fundamental for the propulsion of transport means, are becoming more and more crucial, due to the growing attention to energy efficiency. The design of these motors needs specialized competences in...
Non-conventional design of concentrated windings
Thanks to appropriate numerical optimisation techniques, it is possible to drastically reduce the losses that originate in permanent magnets due to eddy currents, with a small reduction in the torque that can be developed...
Renewal of CSA accreditation for MGM Motori Elettrici
MGM Motori Elettrici laboratory in Serravalle Pistoiese factory has recently obtained the renewal of the accreditation by CSA for both safety-related tests and concerning inverter duty motors and energy efficiency (CSA C390). Although the...
