Grant: Automotive Partnership Canada Project
McMaster University
$2,098,190.00
Next generation affordable electrified powertrains with superior energy efficiency and performance - leadership in automotive powertrain (LEAP)
EF 2016-17
Résumé
There is an evolving paradigm shift in the transportation industry toward more efficient, more reliable, safer, smarter, andhigher-performance vehicles that are more environmentally friendly. This paradigm shift is electrification and there is afierce global competition to develop lhe next generation of electrified vehicles. This project aims at helping Canada tomaintain and enhance its historical strengths and global competitiveness in the automotive industry with the emergingmarket penetration of hybrid and electric vehicles.Major technical challenges for the mass commercialization of electrified vehicles include significant difficulties indeveloping powertrains and powertrain components that are low-cost, reliable, rugged, high-performance, efficient, andscalable. In this project, the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Hybrid Powertrain (the only CERC related tothe automotive industry) and McMaster University are joining forces with Chrysler--a major manufacturer of automobilesin Canada--to develop the next generation of affordable electrified powertrains and powertrain components to overcomethese major challenges. In addition, this project leverages McMaster's unique strengths in automotive research,significant government investments both at the Federal and Provincial levels in the globally-unique automotive researchinfrastructure at McMaster, and the ongoing university partnership with Chrysler to provide much-needed critical massthat will enable the realization of the next generation of electrified vehicles in Canada.This unprecedented research and development program proposes a comprehensive plan for integrating the highestqualityresearch, education, and multi-disciplinary industry cooperation to significantly advance electrified powertraintechnologies and integrated solutions for vehicular applications. Furthermore, novel powertrain components andsubsystems including power electronic circuits, electric machines, motor controllers, energy storage managementsystems, and embedded software will be developed to achieve superior energy efficiency and performance at a reducedcost and increased reliability.
Programme
Automotive Partnership Canada Project
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
445612-2012
Name nom
Emadi, Ali
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
27
Institution établissement
McMaster University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
2098190
Program id
APCPJ
Program name en
Automotive Partnership Canada Project
Program name fr
Partenariat automobile du Canada
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
141
Committee name en
University/Industry
Committee name fr
Universités/industrie
Area of application code
1206
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Engineering
Area of application fr
Génie
Research subject code
2517
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Industrial and power electronics
Research subject fr
Électronique de puissance et électronique industrielle
Partie
4
Nb partie
6
Application title
Next generation affordable electrified powertrains with superior energy efficiency and performance - leadership in automotive powertrain (LEAP)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
There is an evolving paradigm shift in the transportation industry toward more efficient, more reliable, safer, smarter, andhigher-performance vehicles that are more environmentally friendly. This paradigm shift is electrification and there is afierce global competition to develop lhe next generation of electrified vehicles. This project aims at helping Canada tomaintain and enhance its historical strengths and global competitiveness in the automotive industry with the emergingmarket penetration of hybrid and electric vehicles.Major technical challenges for the mass commercialization of electrified vehicles include significant difficulties indeveloping powertrains and powertrain components that are low-cost, reliable, rugged, high-performance, efficient, andscalable. In this project, the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Hybrid Powertrain (the only CERC related tothe automotive industry) and McMaster University are joining forces with Chrysler--a major manufacturer of automobilesin Canada--to develop the next generation of affordable electrified powertrains and powertrain components to overcomethese major challenges. In addition, this project leverages McMaster's unique strengths in automotive research,significant government investments both at the Federal and Provincial levels in the globally-unique automotive researchinfrastructure at McMaster, and the ongoing university partnership with Chrysler to provide much-needed critical massthat will enable the realization of the next generation of electrified vehicles in Canada.This unprecedented research and development program proposes a comprehensive plan for integrating the highestqualityresearch, education, and multi-disciplinary industry cooperation to significantly advance electrified powertraintechnologies and integrated solutions for vehicular applications. Furthermore, novel powertrain components andsubsystems including power electronic circuits, electric machines, motor controllers, energy storage managementsystems, and embedded software will be developed to achieve superior energy efficiency and performance at a reducedcost and increased reliability.
