Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility

Martin Weinzerl; Anna Szakallas; Valentin Ivanov; Viktar Beliautsou; Nicola Amati; Ezio Spessa; Antonella Accardo; Trentalessandro Costantino; Matic Herzog; Lennart Leopold; Yannick Dominik; Claudio Romano; Riccardo Groppo; Iris Filzwieser; Alejandro Robles Martin; Eric Armengaud; Bo Wang; Aldo Sorniotti; Umberto Montanaro; Davide Tavernini; Patrick Gruber; Chris Vagg; Bernd Deibler; Junaid Ullah; Valentin Ivanov; Viktar Beliautsou; Johan Lecoutere; Sebastian Gramstat; Rifat Ongun; Osman Sümer; Hendrik Vansompel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_19

Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility

Martin Weinzerl
, Anna Szakallas
, Valentin Ivanov
, Viktar Beliautsou
, Nicola Amati
, Ezio Spessa
, Antonella Accardo
, Trentalessandro Costantino
, Matic Herzog
, Lennart Leopold
, Yannick Dominik
, Claudio Romano
, Riccardo Groppo
, Iris Filzwieser
, Alejandro Robles Martin
, Eric Armengaud
, Bo Wang
, Aldo Sorniotti
, Umberto Montanaro
, Davide Tavernini

Patrick Gruber, Chris Vagg, Bernd Deibler, Junaid Ullah, Valentin Ivanov, Viktar Beliautsou, Johan Lecoutere, Sebastian Gramstat, Rifat Ongun, Osman Sümer, Hendrik Vansompel

AVL List GmbH
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Politecnico di Torino
Elaphe Pogonske Tehnologije Doo (ELA)
Vaionic Technologies
Ideas & Motion Srl
Urbangold
Armengaud Innovate GMBH
University of Surrey
AVL Deutschland GmbH
Audi AG
TOFAŞ
Ghent University

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Abstract

The Horizon Europe projects EM-TECH and HighScape propose innovative solutions for electric traction machines and their WBG-based drives and components, to achieve higher energy efficiency, reduced volume and mass, as well as reduced cost. This paper outlines the main innovations of EM-TECH and HighScape, targeting a wide range of vehicle applications, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Specifically, EM-TECH deals with: i) modular designs of on-board axial flux machines (AFMs) for reducing the implementation costs of scalable centralised powertrains for electric axle (e-Axle) solutions; ii) in-wheel motors (IWMs) integrated with electric gearing, for expanding the high efficiency region of electric corner (e-Corner) powertrains; and iii) the use of permanent magnets deriving from recycling processes to improve sustainability. In parallel, HighScape targets the physical and functional integration of the power electronics of WBG-based traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC/DC converters, and electric drives for auxiliaries and actuators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024.
Editors	C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, N. Valantasis-Kanellos
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	138-144
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031894442
ISBN (Print)	9783031894435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_19
Publication status	Published - 3 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F383
ISSN (Print)	2196-5544
ISSN (Electronic)	2196-5552

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

axial-flux motors
electric gears
in-wheel motors
wide bandgap power electronics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Transportation
Energy (miscellaneous)

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Weinzerl, M., Szakallas, A., Ivanov, V., Beliautsou, V., Amati, N., Spessa, E., Accardo, A., Costantino, T., Herzog, M., Leopold, L., Dominik, Y., Romano, C., Groppo, R., Filzwieser, I., Martin, A. R., Armengaud, E., Wang, B., Sorniotti, A., Montanaro, U., ... Vansompel, H. (2025). Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024. (pp. 138-144). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F383). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_19

Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility. / Weinzerl, Martin; Szakallas, Anna; Ivanov, Valentin et al.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024. . ed. / C. McNally; P. Carroll; B. Martinez-Pastor; B. Ghosh; M. Efthymiou; N. Valantasis-Kanellos. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. p. 138-144 (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F383).

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Weinzerl, M, Szakallas, A, Ivanov, V, Beliautsou, V, Amati, N, Spessa, E, Accardo, A, Costantino, T, Herzog, M, Leopold, L, Dominik, Y, Romano, C, Groppo, R, Filzwieser, I, Martin, AR, Armengaud, E, Wang, B, Sorniotti, A, Montanaro, U, Tavernini, D, Gruber, P, Vagg, C, Deibler, B, Ullah, J, Ivanov, V, Beliautsou, V, Lecoutere, J, Gramstat, S, Ongun, R, Sümer, O & Vansompel, H 2025, Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility. in C McNally, P Carroll, B Martinez-Pastor, B Ghosh, M Efthymiou & N Valantasis-Kanellos (eds), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024. . Lecture Notes in Mobility, vol. Part F383, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_19

Weinzerl M, Szakallas A, Ivanov V, Beliautsou V, Amati N, Spessa E et al. Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility. In McNally C, Carroll P, Martinez-Pastor B, Ghosh B, Efthymiou M, Valantasis-Kanellos N, editors, Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024. . Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2025. p. 138-144. (Lecture Notes in Mobility). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_19

Weinzerl, Martin ; Szakallas, Anna ; Ivanov, Valentin et al. / Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRAconference 2024. . editor / C. McNally ; P. Carroll ; B. Martinez-Pastor ; B. Ghosh ; M. Efthymiou ; N. Valantasis-Kanellos. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2025. pp. 138-144 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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