Disruptive Integrated Electric Transmissions for Industrial Vehicles (DIET)
Lead Participant:
DANA TM4 UK LTD
Abstract
Disruptive Integrated Electric Transmissions for Industrial Vehicles (DIET) will develop integrated electrified
transmissions. The integrated electric transmissions consist of a combined motor and inverter integrated into
one of three separate drive units: a hydraulic pump, a planetary gearbox or an axle. Generating a range of
integrated e-pumps, e-axles and e-gearboxes. The project will deliver for the first time to the off highway
market single source drive systems incorporating advanced IPM motor technology, that are radically smaller,
lighter and more efficient than incumbent technology. The consortium is made up of Ashwoods Electric
Motors, Curtis Instruments, Oerlikon Graziano, Aspire Engineering, Nexen Lift Trucks, The University of Bath
and UniCarriers. The technology and production capability will be developed by Ashwoods, Curtis, Graziano
and Aspire. Bath will validate the systems and Nexen and UniCarriers will integrate the technologies into their
vehicles for real world validation. The Consortium will to exploit the outputs of this project through their own
existing high volume OEM relationships or on their own vehicles by the end of 2019.
transmissions. The integrated electric transmissions consist of a combined motor and inverter integrated into
one of three separate drive units: a hydraulic pump, a planetary gearbox or an axle. Generating a range of
integrated e-pumps, e-axles and e-gearboxes. The project will deliver for the first time to the off highway
market single source drive systems incorporating advanced IPM motor technology, that are radically smaller,
lighter and more efficient than incumbent technology. The consortium is made up of Ashwoods Electric
Motors, Curtis Instruments, Oerlikon Graziano, Aspire Engineering, Nexen Lift Trucks, The University of Bath
and UniCarriers. The technology and production capability will be developed by Ashwoods, Curtis, Graziano
and Aspire. Bath will validate the systems and Nexen and UniCarriers will integrate the technologies into their
vehicles for real world validation. The Consortium will to exploit the outputs of this project through their own
existing high volume OEM relationships or on their own vehicles by the end of 2019.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
|---|---|---|
| DANA TM4 UK LTD | £1,804,498 | £ 902,249 |
Participant |
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| INNOVATE UK | ||
| UNIVERSITY OF BATH | £176,567 | £ 176,567 |
| ASPIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED | £333,935 | £ 166,967 |
| CURTIS INSTRUMENTS (U.K.) LIMITED | £522,437 | £ 208,976 |
| VOCIS LIMITED | £375,305 | £ 150,147 |
| RAM INNOVATIONS LTD | ||
| CATERPILLAR (U.K.) LIMITED | £230,083 | £ 103,537 |
| UNIVERSITY OF BATH |
People |
ORCID iD |
| Iain Gillam (Project Manager) |