Motor-maker Orbis Electrical has launched a brand new axial flux motor-generator. HaloDrive is designed round a modular four-part structure, and options improvements equivalent to an injection-molded plastic stator and a tunable gearset.
The system is engineered to suit inside a wheel, and is designed to ship excessive torque and energy density with nice thermal stability.
HaloDrive has already been piloted by passenger car OEMs for in-wheel propulsion techniques and in heavy-duty truck fleets as diesel-replacement mills. Based on Orbis, the electrical motor improved one buyer’s fleet gasoline effectivity by 61%.
With a easy alteration in windings, the identical motor housing and structure may be repurposed as a high-efficiency generator. This allows an intriguing new utility: utilizing HaloDrive as a generator for electrical transport refrigeration items (eTRU) in industrial vans. Put in on the driveshaft or an axle, the HaloDrive motor converts the truck’s braking power into electrical energy to energy cellular refrigeration items. Orbis says when HaloDrive replaces a diesel-powered TRU, it will probably ship as much as a 100% discount in diesel gasoline consumption, and is 90% cheaper to function.
Orbis boasts a number of advantages:
- Matching the torque of a V8 engine instantaneously, HaloDrive delivers torque density of 100 Nm/kg, outperforming typical radial and axial flux designs.
- A compact, configurable structure helps a number of drivetrain positions (P2, P3, P4, P5), facilitating seamless integration and fast scaling throughout numerous purposes and type elements with out structural modifications.
- As much as 35% decrease drivetrain prices in comparison with radial flux motors.
- As much as 97% operational effectivity.
- An injection-molded plastic stator (enabled by impingement oil cooling) and a tunable gear-reduction meeting amplify torque whereas decreasing reliance on expensive magnetic supplies.
“With HaloDrive, we provide a high-performance axial flux motor that isn’t solely extremely environment friendly and highly effective but additionally environmentally sustainable,” stated Probability Claxton, CEO of Orbis Electrical.
“HaloDrive not solely meets the fast electrification wants throughout a spread of industries, however can be compact and environment friendly sufficient to place companies for future power and sustainability requirements,” stated Marcus Hays, founder and CTO of Orbis Electrical. “We are able to obtain distinctive efficiency whereas additionally mitigating dangers tied to uncommon earth supplies, guaranteeing constant availability and pricing stability.”
HaloDrive is now accessible, and Orbis Electrical is looking for Tier 1 manufacturing companions in addition to OEMs, fleet, and industrial shoppers.
Supply: Orbis Electrical
