Amorphous and Nanocomposite Magnets for High Efficiency, High Speed Motor Designs Award Number: DE-EE0007875 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Advanced Manufacturing Office Date: 3/2/2017 Location(s): PA Office(s): Golden Field Office
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March 15, 2017
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Amorphous and Nanocomposite Magnets for High Efficiency, High Speed Motor Designs
Award Number: DE-EE0007867
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Date: 3/2/2017
Location(s): PA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop metal amorphous nanocomposite soft magnetic materials for next generation electric machines. The project would demonstrate use of rare earth-free, metal amorphous nanocomposite soft magnetic materials in a 2.5 kW motor with the aim of a 4% increase in efficiency.
Work at the CMU campus in Pittsburgh, PA includes finite element modeling; rapid solidification processing and properties characterization; and rotor and stator construction. Work at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh, PA includes finite element modeling and core winding. Work at North Carolina State University includes motor controller construction, interfacing and testing. The facilities in which this lab work would occur are purpose-built for the type of activities being proposed; therefore, no new or modified permits, construction of new facilities or physical modifications to existing facilities would occur as a result of the proposed project.