Vehicle Electrical Systems Integration (VESI)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Sch of Engineering
Abstract
The urgent need for EV technology is clear. Consequently, this project is concerned with two key issues, namely the cost and power density of the electrical drive system, both of which are key barriers to bringing EVs to the mass market. To address these issues a great deal of underpinning basic research needs to be carried out. Here, we have analysed and divided the problem into 6 key themes and propose to build a number of demonstrators to showcase the advances made in the underlying science and engineering.
We envisage that over the coming decades EVs in one or more variant forms will achieve substantial penetration into European and global automotive markets, particularly for cars and vans. The most significant barrier impeding the commercialisation EVs is currently the cost. Not until cost parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is achieved will it become a seriously viable choice for most consumers. The high cost of EVs is often attributed to the cost of the battery, when in fact the cost of the electrical power train is much higher than that of the ICE vehicle. It is reasonable to assume that that battery technology will improve enormously in response to this massive market opportunity and as a result will cease to be the bottleneck to development as is currently perceived in some quarters. We believe that integration of the electrical systems on an EV will deliver substantial cost reductions to the fledgling EV market
Our focus will therefore be on the two major areas of the electrical drive train that is generic to all types of EVs, the electrical motor and the power electronics. Our drivers will be to reduce cost and increase power density, whilst never losing sight of issues concerning manufacturability for a mass market.
We envisage that over the coming decades EVs in one or more variant forms will achieve substantial penetration into European and global automotive markets, particularly for cars and vans. The most significant barrier impeding the commercialisation EVs is currently the cost. Not until cost parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is achieved will it become a seriously viable choice for most consumers. The high cost of EVs is often attributed to the cost of the battery, when in fact the cost of the electrical power train is much higher than that of the ICE vehicle. It is reasonable to assume that that battery technology will improve enormously in response to this massive market opportunity and as a result will cease to be the bottleneck to development as is currently perceived in some quarters. We believe that integration of the electrical systems on an EV will deliver substantial cost reductions to the fledgling EV market
Our focus will therefore be on the two major areas of the electrical drive train that is generic to all types of EVs, the electrical motor and the power electronics. Our drivers will be to reduce cost and increase power density, whilst never losing sight of issues concerning manufacturability for a mass market.
Planned Impact
Our vision is for a power advanced electrical power integration to be realised through an holistic approach involving both scientific through multi-disciplinary collaborations and enhanced understanding of the societal and economic impact on all stakeholders in the EV supply chain. Ultimately this will benefit everyone in the UK.
UK Companies
Reduced costs
Clearer pathways for implementing research outcomes
Enhanced supply chain opportunities
Retirement of CO2 emitting ICE vehicles
Improved Reliability and condition monitoring
Enhanced grid stability
Load managementfor reduction of peak demand
UK Manufacturers
Reduced costs
Increased IP residing in the UK
Increased demand for electric cars and electric vehicle batteries
Increased demand for renewable energy production equipment
Higher power handling capability - new building blocks
Users - Commercial and Domestic
Reduced fuel bills
Enhanced power balancing using EVs as storage Society
Reduced greenhouse emissions and enhanced opportunity for meeting future targets.
Reduced impact on climate change
Reduced potential for power outages
Cleaner urban environment due to enhanced impact of electric vehicles
Academia
New scientific breakthroughs - dissemination through journals and international conferences
Greater supply of and more coordinated approach to training young researchers - this will benefit industry and regulators
UK to become major player in the field, potential for exporting outcomes
Follow-on funding from external bodies ((ETI, TSB, EPSRC)
Enhanced collaborative opportunities
Better opportunities for technology transfer
UK Companies
Reduced costs
Clearer pathways for implementing research outcomes
Enhanced supply chain opportunities
Retirement of CO2 emitting ICE vehicles
Improved Reliability and condition monitoring
Enhanced grid stability
Load managementfor reduction of peak demand
UK Manufacturers
Reduced costs
Increased IP residing in the UK
Increased demand for electric cars and electric vehicle batteries
Increased demand for renewable energy production equipment
Higher power handling capability - new building blocks
Users - Commercial and Domestic
Reduced fuel bills
Enhanced power balancing using EVs as storage Society
Reduced greenhouse emissions and enhanced opportunity for meeting future targets.
Reduced impact on climate change
Reduced potential for power outages
Cleaner urban environment due to enhanced impact of electric vehicles
Academia
New scientific breakthroughs - dissemination through journals and international conferences
Greater supply of and more coordinated approach to training young researchers - this will benefit industry and regulators
UK to become major player in the field, potential for exporting outcomes
Follow-on funding from external bodies ((ETI, TSB, EPSRC)
Enhanced collaborative opportunities
Better opportunities for technology transfer
Organisations
- University of Warwick (Lead Research Organisation)
- Arnold Magnetic Technologies (Collaboration)
- Semelab Plc (Collaboration)
- Lyra Electronics Ltd (Collaboration)
- Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (Collaboration)
- Infineon Technologies (Collaboration)
- Dynex Semiconductor (Collaboration)
- Hiflux Limited (Collaboration)
- Liberty Electrical Cars Ltd (Collaboration)
- IST Power Products Ltd (Collaboration)
- Tirius Ltd (Collaboration)
- Tata Steel (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- ML Electronics Ltd (Collaboration)
- Motor Design Ltd (Collaboration)
- Allied Vehicles (Collaboration)
- Continental Automotive UK (Collaboration)
- Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- FluxSys (Collaboration)
- TRW Automotive (Collaboration)
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) (Collaboration)
- Sevcon Ltd (Collaboration)
- ProDrive (Collaboration)
- Integrated Magnetics Ltd (Collaboration)
- Scorpion Power System Ltd (Collaboration)
- Ricardo UK Ltd (Collaboration)
- ABB Group (International) (Project Partner)
- General Electric (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Scorpion Precision Industry (H.K.) Co (Project Partner)
- BorgWarner (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Scottish and Southern Energy (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Tata Motors (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Allied Vehicles Ltd (Project Partner)
- Continental (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Dynex Semiconductor (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- HilTech (Project Partner)
- Semelab (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Prodrive (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Hiflux (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Precision Castparts (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Motor Design (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Ricardo (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- International Rectifier (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Infineon Technologies (Germany) (Project Partner)
- AG Holding Ltd (trading as Axeon) (Project Partner)
Publications
Hamilton D
(2016)
Ohmic Contact Reliability of Commercially Available SiC MOSFETs Isothermally Aged for Long Periods at 300°C in Air
in Materials Science Forum
Hamilton D
(2015)
Degradation and Reliability of Bare Dies Operated up to 300°C
in Materials Science Forum
Hewitt D.
(2013)
Design of thermally integrated planar inductors utilising aluminium oxide as a winding insulation material
in PCIM Europe Conference Proceedings
Hewitt D.A.
(2014)
An experimental evaluation of thermally conductive filler loaded encapsulant composites
in 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2014
Description | Advanced 3C SiC technology lead to EU programme in the area |
Exploitation Route | Industrial collaboration |
Sectors | Electronics Energy Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Transport |
Description | Strong links with AESIN and the Automotive Propulsion centre (APC). The work carried out in VESI has lead to the award of the ESCAPE project from EPSRC. This is to build a supply chain the the UK for advanced automotive converters using silicon carbide (SiC). We believe this is the largest power electronics project funded by the UK research councils as a single project. |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport |
Impact Types | Societal Economic |
Description | International Energy Agency, Energy Efficient End-use equipment, 4E, Power Electronic Conversion Technology Annex PECTA |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Impact | Overall Goal The overall goal of PECTA includes collecting and analysing information about new wide band gap (WBG) based power electronic devices, coordinating internationally acceptable approaches that promote WBG-based power electronics and developing greater understanding and action amongst governments and policy makers. Specific Goals (a) Collecting and analysing information on new WBG-based power electronics as energy efficient technology (b) Share expertise and pool resources on this energy efficient technology (also including e.g. hosting of open forums and building collaborative networks as well as gathering and ex-change information) (c) Coordinating internationally acceptable government approaches that promote WBG-based power electronics. (d) Developing greater understanding and promote government actions that encourage the use of WBG-based power electronics. (e) Accompanying and supporting international standardization public organizations (specifically IEC). |
URL | https://edna.iea-4e.org/ |
Description | "Preparing for the Grand Challenge" feasibility project |
Amount | £64,260 (GBP) |
Organisation | Advanced Propulsion Centre |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2017 |
End | 03/2017 |
Description | @Futurebev |
Amount | £30,541,393 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 113321 |
Organisation | Advanced Propulsion Centre |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2020 |
End | 02/2024 |
Description | APC Power Electronics Spoke Feasibility Study |
Amount | £75,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2017 |
End | 12/2017 |
Description | Addressing the range anxiety problem: A dual function integrated drivetrain/charger for future EVs |
Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/K035304/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2016 |
End | 09/2016 |
Description | Advanced Transmission and e-drive for high value hybrid drive vehicles |
Amount | £471,629 (GBP) |
Organisation | Advanced Propulsion Centre |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2016 |
End | 12/2020 |
Description | ESCAPE - End-to-end Supply Chain development for Automotive Power Electronics |
Amount | £18,852,086 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 30118 |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | EU H2020 |
Amount | £700,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Union |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 01/2017 |
End | 12/2021 |
Description | PE2M |
Amount | £750,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2022 |
End | 02/2024 |
Description | Prosperity Partneships |
Amount | £2,647,483 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/R004927/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2017 |
End | 10/2021 |
Description | Underpinning Power Electronics |
Amount | £1,200,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/R004137/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2017 |
End | 10/2020 |
Description | Underpinning Power Electronics switch optimisation Theme |
Amount | £1,194,288 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/R00448X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2020 |
Description | Dynex Semiconductor Ltd |
Organisation | Dynex Semiconductor |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Two of Dynex's engineers are being trained in the fabrication of devices using the cleanroom facility at Warwick for a period of 3 months. |
Collaborator Contribution | Dynex is sponsoring a PhD student at the University of Warwick's power electronics group. |
Impact | Dynex's engineers will gain expertise and increased knowledge from this experience. This will also advance Dynex and Warwick's long-term collaboration potential. |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Allied Vehicles |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Arnold Magnetic Technologies |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Continental Automotive UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Dynex Semiconductor |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Fluxsys |
Country | Belgium |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Hiflux Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | IST Power Products Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Infineon Technologies |
Department | Infineon Technologies UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Infineon Technologies |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Integrated Magnetics Ltd |
Country | United States |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC |
Department | Jaguar Land Rover |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Johnson Matthey |
Department | Johnson Matthey Catalysts |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Liberty Electrical Cars Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Lyra Electronics Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | ML Electronics Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Motor Design Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | ProDrive |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Ricardo UK Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Scorpion Power System Ltd |
Country | Hong Kong |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Semelab Plc |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Sevcon Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | TATA Steel |
Department | Tata Motors European Research Centre |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | TRW Automotive |
Department | TRW Automotive Technical Centre |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | VESI Industrial Supporters |
Organisation | Tirius Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The research team has a range of power electronics' and electrical machines' expertise and facilities across 10 universities. Together they worked on 6 research themes: semiconductors, design tools, packaging, motors, converters, and passives. The knowledge gained from the research themes fed into the 3 technology demonstrators and it is here where most of the industrial interaction occurred. The universities informed the industrial supporters about the novel, resultant knowledge of the power electronics integrated systems, and the improvements that could be gained from the technology employed. |
Collaborator Contribution | The industrial supporters attended many of the project's industrial supporters meetings and provided valuable input, as well as learned from the research consortium. Involvement from our industrial partners was key, both in informing the ultimate course of the demonstrator activity based on market and customer needs, and also in resourcing the build and evaluating the outputs. |
Impact | The three demonstrators are either still being tested or are ready to be taken further, but as yet no further collaboration has been instigated. The researchers' desire is to take the technology demonstrators to higher TRLs through industrial involvement. The three demonstrators are: Integrated Non-Rare-Earth High Performance Drive demonstrator Integrated Power Conversion for Reduced EMI An Integrated On-board Battery Charger using a Highly Integrated Drive and a Nine-phase Machine, with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Capability |
Start Year | 2011 |
Company Name | The Thinking Pod Innovations |
Description | The Thinking Pod Innovations develops technology designed to enable power electronic conversion in wide-gap band semi-conductors. |
Year Established | 2017 |
Impact | Engaged in product development in collaboration with Advance Electric Machines, PPM Power, RAM Innovations and Bentley Motors |
Website | http://www.ttpi.tech |
Company Name | The Thinking Pod Innovations |
Description | The Thinking Pod Innovations develops technology designed to enable power electronic conversion in wide-gap band semi-conductors. |
Year Established | 2017 |
Impact | too early |
Website | http://www.ttpi.tech |
Company Name | Sicology Limited |
Description | |
Year Established | 2020 |
Impact | Several consultancies have been carried out in its first year |
Description | Annual conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Power Electronics annual event in July 2016. Held at Nottingham |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Exhibit at trade event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | VESI compact converter exhibited at LCV 2017 conference on APC stand as an example of EPSRC funded research with relevance to automotive sector. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Final project dissemination |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Final Dissemination event held in the Shard in London March 2016. Guest Speaker Robert Llewellyn (of red dwarf fame and EV evangelist). Attended by over 100 people mainly from the automotive industry. EPSRC attended and so on. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Introductory Power Devices training course |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof Phil Mawby (University of Warwick and Devices Theme Lead) together with Prof Florin Udrea and Dr Giorgia Longobardi (both University of Cambridge) hosted a free one-day Introductory Power Devices course at the University of Warwick on Friday 5th June 2015. The event was attended by over 60 people keen to learn more about the state-of-the-art of each main type of power device: power MOSFETS, superjunctions, IGBTs, GaN and SiC power electronic devices, their physical properties and performance, as well as their applications, at an introductory level. Industrial representation came from Jaguar Land Rover, Infineon, Cambridge Microelectronics Ltd, Prodrive, and Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. Universities and research centres represented included IMRA Europe, Manchester, Nottingham, Cambridge, Bristol, Newcastle, and Warwick. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Invited presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Mark Johnson: invited keynote speaker at ICEP 2017 conference, Tendo-City Yamagata Japan, 20-22 April 2017: presentation "Converter-In-Package Realising the true potential of wide band-gap power electronics" included case study of VESI compact converter |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |