Abstract
The TELL project addresses the optimisation and large-scale manufacturing of low and medium voltage electric powertrain solutions, with focus on high efficiency, compact packaging and low cost. Three main applications are targeted:
- Small-to-medium segment electric cars
- Hybrid electric cars with a low voltage add-on electric propulsion system
- The lightweight urban mobility sector, e.g., electric quadricycles
Electric city car by I-FEVS
The general aim of TELL is to introduce innovations in: i) the entire powertrain, consisting of inverter, motor and transmission; and ii) the integration of components and subsystems. The TELL powertrain solutions will be addressing present and future urban mobility needs, and in comparison with the current state-of-the-art they will be characterized by a superior level of:
- Safety
- Efficiency and robustness
- Flexibility
- Ease of manufacture
- Electric motor technology based on synchronous reluctance machines
- Electric motor sensing and control
- Inverter technology
- Security of the electrical and electronic (E/E) architecture
The TELL powertrains will be demonstrated on two electric vehicle platforms: i) a four-wheel-drive vehicle operated at a nominal voltage of 100 V by a Si MOSFET based inverter; and ii) a two-wheel-drive vehicle operated at a nominal voltage of 48 V by an inverter based on GaN semiconductor technology.