Highly integrated electric drives for automotive application

Aerospace development needs an optimum in weight and volume reduction. In addition there is a high research potential on vehicle energy concepts and alternative energy converters by using synergies from aerospace research [1]. The understanding of the system behavior leads to the development of several concepts of electric drives which combine more than one function in a single technical component. The paper describes three examples of highly integrated electric drive concepts which can be used in next generation cars. The concepts are partly based on international cooperation and also on individual investigation work.