The Martin Aircraft Company Limited has been developing the Martin Jetpack for over 25 years. The recent worldwide launch of the Jetpack has enabled the company to step up its research and development programme. The goal of this project was to determine the feasibility of an electrically powered version of the Martin Jetpack. The feasibility of the Electric Jetpack was determined by researching energy storage technologies, researching power cable technologies, simulations of flight times, surveys of electric motors, and the development of a simulation program which was used to optimise some preliminary custom motor designs. The overall conclusion of this project was that the Electric Jetpack was feasible only when it was powered through a tethered power cable, and on-board energy storage was not used. An investigation into current energy storage technologies showed that the Electric Jetpack is not considered feasible when using on-board energy storage, however it is possible to obtain flight for a very short time. The energy storage technologies studied were batteries, fuel cells, and ultra-capacitors. It was found that the best performing technology was the lithium iron nano-phosphate battery. A simulation of flight time showed that this battery type would be able to provide flight for approximately 3.6 minutes. Future trends indicated that the Electric Jetpack with on-board energy storage may eventually be feasible when using a lithium-ion based battery due to improvements being made in energy density and power density. By using a tethered power cable, the weight of the on-board energy storage could be eliminated. This was shown to be a feasible method for powering the Electric Jetpack for applications where the Jetpack needs to only be operated in a small area. The best cable type to use was a multi-stranded flexible cable operating at a high DC bus voltage. The weight of a 5 meter power cable using a 1000 V bus voltage was shown to be 4.9 kg. Potential applications for this kind of Jetpack could include thrill rides and rescue operations from multi-storied buildings. A cable made from carbon nanotubes was shown to be a future technology that could offer a lighter cable. A survey of currently available electric motors showed that none met both the power density and speed required by the Electric Jetpack, even when using a tethered power cable to eliminate the energy storage weight. Because of this, a custom motor design was needed. Research into motor technologies showed that the permanent magnet brushless DC (PMBLDC) motor was the most suited type for the Electric Jetpack. The permanent magnet brushless AC (PMBLAC) motor was also suitable. A PMBLDC motor simulation program was developed using MATLAB which could be used to optimise preliminary custom designs. A characterisation of allowable motor time constants for the PMBLDC motor type was made in order to speed up the simulation time. The optimisation results showed that a power density of 5.41 kW/kg was achievable for the motor when it was located inside the ducted fan tubes, and a power density of 6.56 kW/kg was achievable when the motor was located outside the ducted fans and operated at a higher speed. The motor designs were shown to be within the expected torque per unit rotor volume (TRV) range for aerospace machines. The best power density figures would leave between 37 kg and 42 kg of weight for the motor driver/controller, cable weight, and miscellaneous motor parts. This was considered to be feasible. An FEM simulation was made on one of the optimised motor designs. The FEM results agreed with the parametric results within reasonable accuracy. The parametric back-EMF waveform over-estimated the effects of slotting.

During the insert process when the windings of an electric motor are pushed into the stator slots, some detrimental phenomena can occur that affect the efficiency and life of the motor. To detect these phenomena and optimize the process, a simulation would be useful. An investigation of the possibility to perform a simulation, using an appropriate numerical method for the insert process of distributed windings in a permanent magnet synchronous motor, was performed. During the project, a literature study was carried out to investigate existing methods and key-parameters for the simulation of the process. Explicit finite element method has been shown to be a suitable numerical method for simulating another winding process. An explicit finite element analysis was performed with a simplified model of the stator, the wires, the transmission tool and the needles by using the software Abaqus/CAE. In order to reduce the computational time, beam elements were used to model the wires and the other parts as rigid bodies. The model accounted for example contact and provided numerical results. The result was a suitable model. However, it needs to be developed further.

La diminution de l’impact environnemental des moteurs électriques conduit à des améliorations du rendement et de la compacité. Puisque la taille de la transmission est réduite, des problèmes d’échauffements peuvent apparaître car la surface d’échange avec l’environnement est fortement réduite, diminuant les possibilités de refroidissement. L’ensemble du système doit être caractérisé en termes de pertes de puissance et de capacité de transfert thermique pour déterminer si la température maximale en fonctionnement correspond aux exigences de fiabilité tout au long de la durée de vie du système. Cette thèse propose un modèle thermique d’une transmission avec des engrenages spiraux coniques, lubrifiée par bain d’huile. Le modèle thermique utilise la méthode des réseaux thermiques. Par conséquent, une estimation précise des pertes et des transferts thermiques entre les différents éléments est nécessaire. Une revue des méthodes existantes est présentée, indiquant que les pertes par barbotage des engrenages spiraux coniques ne sont pas totalement maîtrisées, entraînant la conduite d’une série d’essais sur un banc d’essai dédié. Cette étude se conclue sur l’application du modèle à la transmission ainsi que la proposition de points d’améliorations. / Environmental concern leads to improvements in both efficiency and power density of electrical motors. For compact transmissions, thermal issues can become critical: the surface available for thermal exchange with the environment is reduced, minimizing the possibility to cool down the elements. To ensure the system reliability, the operating temperature for each operating condition must not exceed the required maximum oil temperature. In order to evaluate its thermal behavior, the whole system should be therefore evaluated in terms of power losses and heat transfer. This PhD proposes a thermal model of an existing oil bath lubricated gear unit with spiral bevel gears. The thermal model uses the thermal network method, which needs an accurate prediction of power losses of the different elements and heat transfer between them. A review of the existing methods is presented. Since the churning losses of spiral bevel gears has never been fully characterized, specific tests have been done on a dedicated test bench. The last part of this work suggests possible improvements on the gearbox design.

Avfallseldade kraftvärmeverk får idag betalt för att ta emot och elda avfall. Dessa intäkter är ofta högre än intäkterna från elproduktion och värmeproduktion så man vill under de flesta förhållanden elda så mycket som det är möjligt. För att göra sig av överskottseffekten som kan uppstå kyler man bort det man inte behöver. Nybro Energis kraftvärmeverk i Transtorp använder sig utav 6 stycken kylpaket med 4 fläktar på varje för att kunna kyla bort denna överskottseffekt. Vid installeringen var målsättningen att kunna kyla bort 10MW men det visade sig att under sommaren när utomhustemperaturen blev högre kunde kyleffekten gå ner till 7MW. Vår undersöknings syfte var att med en ny motor med ett högre cos α göra tester på en av fläktarna och se om man kan öka kyleffekten och få ner förbrukningen på motorerna utan att kylpaketen ska ge ifrån sig högre ljudnivåer än tidigare. Ett alternativ till att enbart sänka strömförbrukningen för den befintliga motorn är att faskompensera och det framgick att elförbrukningen gick att sänka från 8.2A till 3.88A. Det framgick att den nya motorn när den frekvensstyrs på 40hz drar högre aktiv effekt men avsevärt mindre reaktiv effekt som gör den billigare i drift. Under mätningarna för att få fram kyleffekten uppmättes tvivelaktiga värden som visade att den kylde sämre på 40hz än den tidigare motorn trots ett högre varvtal. Detta stämmer inte teoretiskt och det är orimligt att den inte kommer kyla. På 40hz kommer den nya motorn även att ge ifrån sig mindre ljud. Detta trots att en fläkt ska låta mer på ett högre varvtal det konstaterades att bullret från själva motorn är lägre i den nya motorn. Går man upp i frekvens till 50hz och räknar med 28 stycken nya motorer få man en ljudökning på 5dB på 300m jämfört med den gamla motorn. Denna går att sänka 3dB om man lyckas eliminera den intilliggande väggens ljudreflekterande egenskaper. Den nya motorn rekommenderas då den har många fördelar och vill man köra på högre frekvenser kan man med fördel använda sig utav ljudabsorbenter längs väggen för att eliminera dennas dubblerande effekt på ljudnivån. / Waste-cogeneration plants are paid today to receive and burn waste. These revenues are often higher than the revenues from electricity generation and heat production, so you want to burn as much as possible in most circumstances. In order to take advantage of the surplus effect that may occur, it eliminates what you do not need. Nybro Energi's CHP plant in Transtorp uses 6 cooling packs with 4 fans on each in order to cool off this excess power. During installation, the goal was to be able to cool off 10MW but it turned out that during summer when the outdoor temperature became higher, the cooling power could go down to 7MW. Our purpose of investigation was to use a new engine with a higher cos α to test on one of the fans and see if you can increase the cooling power and reduce the consumption of the engines without the cooling packages giving higher noise levels than before. An alternative to only reducing the current on the old motor is to phase compensate and according to calculations the motors current can be reduces from 8.2A to 3.88A. It was found that the new engine when frequency controlled at 40hz pulls higher active power but significantly less reactive power that makes it cheaper in operation. During the measurements to obtain the cooling effect, doubtful values ​​were measured which showed that it cooled worse at 40hz than the previous engine despite a higher fan speed. This is not correct theoretically and it is unreasonable that it will not cool better but a figure exactly how much could not be produced. At 40hz, the new engine will also produce less noise if you choose to replace all 28 engines. This despite the fact that a fan is going to run more at a higher speed, it was found that the noise from the engine itself is lower in the new engine. If you go up to 50hz frequency and expect 28 new engines, you'll get a sound boost of 5dB at 300m compared to the old engine. This can be lowered by 3dB if you manage to eliminate the properties of the adjacent wall sound reflectors. The new engine is recommended as it has many advantages and if you want to drive at higher frequencies, you can advantageously use sound absorbers along the wall to eliminate its double effect on the noise level.

The aim of the work is a general description of the effects on air traffic and aircraft. The first part of the work is devoted to a brief description of the development of individual technical parameters and performance of aircraft from the 1920s to the present with an assessment of the effects. The second part of the work is about the influence of current requirements and the third part is a general view of the future development of construction and technology for more economical and environmentally friendly air transport

The objective of this semester thesis is design of the control algorithm, needed control and power circuits and PCB design for the unfinished bicycle concept with a combustion engine and electric power transmission. The control algorithm had to be designed to make efficient use of the combustion engine performance and to minimalize the fuel consumption and noise level of the device. All circuits are fully implemented by analog components for which were designed printed circuit boards using program Eagle and this boards were revived and debugged.

The aim of the work is a general description of the effects on air traffic and aircraft. The first part of the work is devoted to a brief description of the development of individual technical parameters and performance of aircraft from the 1920s to the present with an assessment of the effects. The second part of the work is about the influence of current requirements and the third part is a general view of the future development of construction and technology for more economical and environmentally friendly air transport

A conceptual design and realization of a motor bike using combustion engine and electrical power transfer is the objective of this master´s thesis. Control strategy that allows combustion engine to reach maximal efficiency cooperating with wide range speed and torque operating area electromotor was created. All function blocks were realized. Also hardware of all needed parts was developed. The last part was a design and debugging of control software. Finally the functionality was documented by test drives and measurements.

One of the goals of ABB AB is to develop highly efficient electric motors for traction application. The demand for traction motors is increasing due to the rise in electric vehicles sale and railway locomotive engines. Highly efficient traction motors will assist in reducing the pollution caused by fossil fuels and help make the earth a better place to live by leveraging sustainable energy. The electrical and mechanical characteristics of electric motors are measured and analyzed in the lab. The measured data of the electric motor in the lab are analyzed using the conventional way. One of the significant challenges in a conventional way is to isolate the system with various limitations, and it offers very few choices for measurement. The data management of measured observation readings is affected severely due to this, and it is then risky to determine and analyze the characteristics of electric motors. The first aim is to develop an automatic data processing algorithm for the measurement data collected from the specific setup of the electrical machine. The data processing is done using the MATLAB tool. Statistical methods such as mean, median, moving mean, moving median, Gaussian model for handling missing data, outliers, and data smoothing methods have been implemented to get accurately measured datasets as a part of this thesis. In addition, a study of vibrational analysis of the test bench assembly was performed for the traction motor. The natural frequency of test bench assembly is computed on the Finite Element Method (FEM) tool. All the natural frequencies of the test bench assembly with the traction motor are analyzed, and some of them were closed to the excitation frequency of the traction motor.  This study found that the resonance frequency of the test bench assembly has to be prevented while operating the traction motor during lab to strengthen the life of the test bench.

Within the framework of this thesis, the electron beam melting of pure copper for the purpose of producing electrical windings was examined. The conventional manufacturing process of copper windings was investigated, and the potential advantages offered by the design freedom inherent in the electron beam melting process were explored. A comprehensive parameter study was conducted to optimize the existing production parameters for the electron beam melting of pure copper, with a specific focus on achieving the desired material properties suitable for electric motor windings. Moreover, according to additive manufacturing possibilities, conceptual winding models were developed and subsequently were fabricated in a laboratory setting using electron beam melting. The investigation revealed a notable correlation between the achievable wall thickness and the focus offset. A focused electron beam, which was achieved with a focus offset of 17 mA, allowed for the production of thinner walls with reduced surface roughness. Additionally, the study highlighted that the density of the manufactured parts decreased as the hatch offset increased, particularly posing a more critical impact on smaller cross-sectional areas than larger ones. Furthermore, implementing a double-scanned contour for the hatch contributed to diminishing roughness while simultaneously increasing the maximum density to 99.6 %. Influencing the electrical conductivity of printed copper samples through heat treatment was successfully demonstrated, resulting in a conductivity of 91.7% ± 1.8% IACS post-heat treatment. / Inom ramen för denna avhandling undersöktes elektronstrålesmältningen av ren koppar i syfte att producera elektriska lindningar. Den konventionella tillverkningsprocessen av kopparlindningar undersöktes, och de potentiella fördelarna som erbjuds av designfriheten som är inneboende i elektronstrålesmältningsprocessen undersöktes. En omfattande parameterstudie genomfördes för att optimera befintliga produktionsparametrar för elektronstrålesmältning av ren koppar, med särskilt fokus på att uppnå önskade materialegenskaper lämpliga för elmotorlindningar. Dessutom, i enlighet med additiva tillverkningsmöjligheter, utvecklades konceptuella lindningsmodeller och tillverkades därefter i laboratoriemiljö med användning av elektronstrålesmältning. Undersökningen avslöjade en anmärkningsvärd korrelation mellan den möjliga väggtjockleken och fokusförskjutningen. En fokuserad elektronstråle, som uppnåddes med en fokusförskjutning på 17 mA, möjliggjorde produktion av tunnare väggar med minskad ytjämnhet. Dessutom visade studien att densiteten hos de tillverkade delarna minskade när avståndet mellan smältlinjerna ökade, vilket i synnerhet innebar en mer kritisk påverkan på mindre tvärsnittsareor än större. Dessutom bidrog implementeringen av en dubbelskannad kontur för luckan till att minska grovheten samtidigt som den maximala densiteten ökade till 99,6 %. Att påverka den elektriska ledningsförmågan hos tryckta kopparprover genom värmebehandling demonstrerades framgångsrikt, vilket resulterade i en ledningsförmåga på 91,7 % ± 1,8 % IACS efter värmebehandling.