Soft Magnetic Composites for Advanced Electrification - SoftCompEl

Project summary

Sustainability is a strong driver for electrical machines with smaller size and higher efficiency. Design flexibility of electrical machines is much higher with soft magnetic composites (SMCs) providing isotropic magnetic flux in contrast to conventional laminated steel sheets. In this project SoftCompEl the potential of more efficient innovative electrical machines with higher power density shall be exploited by customized development of high performance soft magnetic composites for axial flux machines (AFM) and active magnetic bearings (AMB) in flywheels. High speeds of these applications result in tremendous demands regarding magnetic and mechanical properties on the SMC components. This is a great challenge in material design effecting component design. A consortium from renowned research institutes and future-oriented companies will combine all necessary expertise to develop and demonstrate the potential of high performance soft magnetic composites in two different applications.