Experts in rotating machinery, delivering cost, NVH, weight and performance optimised products
Low cost, power dense e-machines; engineered from first concept
Low cost, power dense e-machines; engineered from first concept
Electric machine design review:
Topology selection and powertrain duty cycle matching
Electromagnetic design and analysis
Modelling of high-speed dynamics
Thermal design & analysis
Rotor cooling concepts
System interaction NVH analysis with the gearbox
MIL / HIL controllability and performance optimisation
Gearbox Design
Electro-mechanical design, addressing the total product life-cycle of the gearbox and ancillary systems
Highly integrated 2:1 transmissions for xEV Hybrid and Battery Electric vehicles
Transmission for automotive applications:
(MT) Manual transmission
(AMT) Automated Manual Transmission
(AT) Automatic Transmission
(DCT) Dual Clutch Transmission
(CVT) Continuously Variable Transmission
Shift actuation systems
Aerospace transmissions for rotary craft and VTOL vehicles
Transmissions for renewable energy
Hardware design and electrical-electronic-embedded software for xEV and Battery Electric vehicles
Inverter selection and powertrain matching:
Commercial off the shelf product support or bespoke hardware design
Silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)
Fast charging and bi-directional applications for vehicle-to-grid
Safety concept design
Electrical distribution busbar and wiring harness
Communication and calibration
Motor controllability modelling
Integrated housing designs considering hardware assembly and manufacturability
Delivering powertrain controls solutions from prototype to production
Leveraging in-house expertise and a global supplier network
Model based systems engineering approach allowing traceability from customer requirements to embedded code
Plant modelling industry standard software tools
Application code development compliant with industry standards, e.g. ISO26262
Powertrain and Hybrid Supervisory controls
Testing MIL/SIL/HIL
Vehicle integration
Considering the whole drivetrain for the vehicle platform installation
Physical EDU electric drive-unit packaging
Electro-mechanical vehicle integration with Chassis, Cooling and Electrical Distribution systems
Software and controls architecture and integration
Case Studies
Customer, entering the electrification market with a new product range, required engineering design and development support.
Romax designed an electric powertrain for a modular drivetrain, from architecture first principles with high-volume production in mind from the outset e.g. straight to casting.
Using the Romax toolset eliminated the proof-of-concept mule hardware development phase, significantly reducing project time and costs.
Tier 1 Customer started their electrification journey with a powertrain concept intending to support a modular platform for their heavy duty commercial battery electric drivetrain solution.
Having completed a holistic platform study to span all customer applications and duty cycles, Romax delivered a highly integrated multispeed transmission, traction motor and electro-hydraulic shift actuation system, with Power Electronics and Transmission Control Unit hardware and application software, prepared with an ASIL-C ISO26262 compliant safety case in anticipation for a fleet trial.
Romax supplied the integrated hardware and managed the system integration and physical verification testing, delivering a right-first-time solution proven via our virtual verification capability. Our solution delivered >10% range increase over the drive cycle, at a 1/3 less mass, 1/3 less volume and a 1/3 of the cost of the preceding powertrain concept.
OEM Customer required development of new luxury passenger car Battery Electric Vehicle powertrain and control system for Asia-pacific market.
Romax developed a highly integrated bespoke multispeed transmission, high speed traction motor, with full-electric park-lock and shift actuation solution meeting the customer’s demanding shift quality targets and future requirements, delivering application ready integrated power electronics hardware and transmission control unit. Romax supported the OEM through the entire design lifecycle including procurement, manufacturing and testing.
Customer, had a proven track record in building industrial gearboxes and were looking to expand their portfolio with supplying hardware for wind turbines.
Having secured an order with a turbine supplier they employed Romax Design Team to provide a complete solution and support the manufacturing and testing stages to achieve GL A-DA certification.
At each stage in the process, Romax engineers provided knowledge transfer so that the customer could develop in-house skills for designing their own products.
Romax consultancy have supplied WTG solutions with traditional layouts and others of high technical challenging designs to achieve compact, light-weight designs.
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