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Altair FluxMotor is a straightforward platform dedicated to the pre-design of electric rotating machines. It enables the designer to build a machine from standard or customized parts, add windings and materials to quickly run a selection of tests ...

Altair FluxMotor is a straightforward platform dedicated to the pre-design of electric rotating machines. It enables the designer to build a machine from standard or customized parts, add windings and materials to quickly run a selection of tests ...

Replacement of traditional combustion engines with an electric powertrain, bring electro-mechanical induced tonal and high-frequency whine noise. In addition, tire and aerodynamic turbulent noise become more prominent in the absence of a standard ...

Electric Vehicles (EV) are complex systems and need to be connected, automated, lighter & smarter all at once. This calls for systems engineering where different systems are seen whole instead of in silos. Experience e-Mobility Simulation using Al...

Presenters: Ulrich Marl, Key Account Manager for Electric Vehicle Motor-Feedback Systems, Lenord+Bauer & Andy Dyer, MBD Sr Technical Specialist, Altair

This presentation shows a modeling process to quantify the position/speed sensor (e.g, encoder) effects on an e-motor, and corresponding c

Presenter: Rajiv Rampalli, Sr VP in HyperWorks Core Development team, Altair

Altair’s products for multi-body system simulation (MBS) – MotionView, MotionSolve, and Inspire Motion – form a key component of multi-disciplinary system simulations. In this presentation, we will look back on se

Designing an e-Motor has never been a simple task. Altair Flux, the solution for accurate electromagnetic detailed design, not only enables to quickly generate 2D and 3D motor models with its Overlays. Its new module now produces efficiency maps a...

Once a designers has defined its motor concept in Altair FluxMotor and evaluated its global performance, he can perform more detailed analysis, exporting his machine in Altair Flux and working with high-fidelity models. Significantly, Flux enables...

Quickly design and optimize concept machines while offering efficient comparison capabilities, Altair FluxMotor enables designers to make informed early strategic choices to select the most appropriate topologies.

Designers starting with a blank page face an unlimited number of configurations and need to quickly select machines types. By coupling Altair FluxMotor to Altair HyperStudy design exploration and optimization solution, Altair offers designers a un...

Multiphysics Optimization of Traction Motors For E-mobility
Vincent Leconte, Sr. Director, Global Business Development-EM Solutions, Altair

Altair develops multiphysics simulation technologies that allow you to accelerate next generation mobility solutions development. From smart control design to powertrain electrification and vehicle architecture studies, our solutions enable optimi...

Nowadays, it is more and more challenging to design an e-motor. Many constraints have to be fulfilled, including maximizing power using minimal size, considering thermal constraints, material and production costs, and of course reducing weight. I...

Today, an e-motor cannot be developed just by looking at the motor as an isolated unit; tight requirements concerning the integration into both the complete electric or hybrid drivetrain system and perceived quality must be met. Multi-disciplinary...

At Elaphe, the engineers have been facing the NVH challenges from the very beginning. The topology of this electric motor, which on the one hand enables the team to use the otherwise empty space inside the wheel, can on the other hand, result in s...

This presentation was given on April 11, 2019 at ATCx Electromechanical Applications in Troy, MI.

Discover Altair SimLab's automated workflow for coupled electromagnetic and vibration analysis. SimLab uses Altair Flux for electromagnetic analysis and Altair OptiStruct for vibro-acoustic simulation.

Presentation by Frank Cord Lohmann, Project Manager at Altair.

The steady shift from conventional (combustion) powertrains to hybrid or full electric powertrains goes hand in hand with a steady increase in traction battery size, power and capacity. While passive cooling (air cooling) migh

Presentation by Andy Dyer, Senior Tech Specialist at Altair.

In this presentation, we'll take a look at a few examples of e-Mobility systems models built with Altair Activate and Compose and integrated with other tools like Flux, for electromagnetic simulation for electrical machines (mot

Presentation by Jordi Soler, VP of Global Business Development, Electromagnetic Solutions at Altair.

Electrified, connected, autonomous and shared are four converging mobility megatrends having game-changing effects on the automotive and transportation market. These trends are like to dri

Presentation by Lars Fredriksson, Business VP - Simulation Driven Innovation at Altair.

This presentation offers insight how Altair has approached the challenge of improving the total design balance in E-motor development. The presented study has been executed with active support of Porsche AG.

Presentation by Dr. Milos Stanic, nanoFluidX Product Manager at Altair.

Optimising the rotational losses of an EV transmission is essential to improve range. Whilst bearing and gear losses are well understood, the interaction between rotating components and transmission fluid rarely explo

Dr. Uwe Schramm and James Dagg, CTOs at Altair, keynote presentation at the 2018 Global ATC in Paris, France.

This presentation will illustrate the power of Altair’s simulation technology through several practical examples applied to some of the most common product development challenges in aut

Altair Flux is a leading finite element simulation software for electromagnetic modeling. Used for more than 35 years in industry worldwide, and based on the most advanced numerical techniques, Flux has become a reference for the high accuracy it delivers.

Altair also recently introduced Altair F

This paper describes the process of using Altair tools such as Flux for synchronous permanent magnet motor EM FEA analysis and HyperStudy to minimize the weight of the NdFeB magnets of a typical IPM motor for electric traction application such as ...

For the Shell Eco-marathon, an international contest for sustainable mobility, student teams from schools and universities all over the world design vehicles that are as energy-efficient as possible. After passing a technical check, the vehicles c...

E-mobility Simulation Solutions Application Sheet

The shift toward e-mobility is increasing pressure on the automotive industry as the world awaits more sustainable and affordable solutions. New players are entering the market with fresh ideas and groundbreaking technologies. EVR Motors Ltd. is o...

This webinar provides an overview of a typical CAE based approach for SnR detection and prevention and demonstrates how this is achieved through a Risk and Root Cause analysis in Altair Squeak and Rattle Director. We will also discuss how to incr...

Startup company amprove employs a series of cutting-edge simulation techniques to develop high-performance parts tailored towards a variety of manufacturing methods including, but not limited to, additive manufacturing and casting. As a result, am...

If you are a designer, Squeak and Rattle test engineer or a maybe just a beginner to the SnR Analysis world, this presentation is for you. We will showcase how you can benefit from simulation as early as the concept design phase by performing a C...

The electric mobility revolution is ready to go mainstream.

OEMs, suppliers, and emerging vehicle manufacturers are investing billions to develop innovative electric vehicles and optimize development and production processes to deliver e-mobility to the masses. In these presentations, learn how A

This webinar will show how FEKO and WinProp are used to solve design and validation challenges related to:

(a) Connected vehicles, including antenna integration aspects. The use of virtual drive tests to reduce the costs and time of extensive road tests being done to study and analyze new connec