Magnetic continuously variable transmission for heavy-duty vehicles

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Title
Magnetic continuously variable transmission for heavy-duty vehicles

CoPED ID
10baa76b-d5ab-438c-83a2-b776185274c9

Status
Closed


Value
£725,576

Start Date
June 30, 2012

End Date
Feb. 28, 2015

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A prototype magnetic continuously variable transmission (mCVT) will be developed for a heavy-duty vehicle application. A proof of concept mCVT (TRL2/3) was successfully demonstrated in 2010 by Magnomatics, with functionality to enable a passenger car engine to operate within its peak efficiency region and give variable speed drive to the wheels. This novel mCVT provides clear advantages over traditional transmission systems: high efficiency (>99.5% peak), compactness, contactless and lubrication-free operation, infinitely variable transmission and inherent over-torque protection. The mCVT is a significant invention that gives a step change in performance and functionality, suitable for use in passenger cars, commercial vehicles, wind turbines and many industrial systems. Commercial success for all sectors depends on the development of advanced manufacturing techniques to enable robust, cost-effective, volume manufacture. Significantly, these same advanced manufacturing techniques will also enable cost reduction and volume manufacture of magnetically-geared traction motors developed in related TSB projects. The consortium intends to address the chief engineering challenges and specify, design, build, and test a cost-optimised mCVT and demonstrate how the principal value is added by specialist UK manufacturers.

Magnomatics Limited LEAD_ORG
Volvo Technology AB PARTICIPANT_ORG
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Magnomatics Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Automotive engineering
  2. Cars
  3. Vehicles
  4. Motors and engines
  5. Passenger cars
  6. Success

Extracted key phrases
  1. Variable transmission
  2. Prototype magnetic
  3. Duty vehicle application
  4. Traditional transmission system
  5. Variable speed drive
  6. Commercial vehicle
  7. Concept mCVT
  8. Novel mCVT
  9. Peak efficiency region
  10. Passenger car engine
  11. Advanced manufacturing technique
  12. Heavy
  13. High efficiency
  14. Cost reduction
  15. Volume manufacture

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