Public deliverables from the RHODaS project

The purpose of this deliverable is to report on the gender aspects of the project and provide a framework for addressing the various ethical issues related to the development, design, implementation and testing of the prototypes developed in the project. This deliverable will therefore describe the need and importance of promoting gender balance and equality transversely and how the ethics considerations are fulfilled throughout the project planning and implementation to stand out as an excellent example of a well-balanced working community.

This Deliverable describes the plan for the dissemination, exploitation and communication activities within RHODaS. The objective of the PDEC is to identify and organise actions to promote the commercial exploitation of the project’s results and achieve a wide dissemination of knowledge from the project. It will consider the communication needs, objectives and goals, target audiences, key message, sources, communication channels, barriers, action plans and results evaluation. In addition, a dissemination tool kit with templates and materials for dissemination and communication is provided. This deliverable will be updated in M24 and in M42.

Environmental performance and material criticality of the new components and solutions explored in the project are analysed and evaluated. As a result, a design guide line for improving circularity of the products, that is, increasing repairing, reusing, remanufacturing and recovering of materials and components, and facilitating dismantling and disposal, will be prepared in this Deliverable, which will include material selection matrixes and property charts covering environmental indicators, costs, technical parameters etc. An update of this deliverable is provided in M15.

The Deliverable describes the electro-mechanic, electronic and thermal system specifications at a high level, including software requirements and functionalities of the intermediate, as well as the the final prototypes to be developed throughout the project. Requirements and measurements/tests to be performed on the prototypes are also defined. An update is provided in M9.

Active electronic switches and resistive and reactive passive components are described and specified in this Deliverable, as well as converters' materials such as bus-bars and coolers. Based on system and component specifications, a selection matrix is developed and active and passive components to be used on the prototypes are selected, as well as their joining elements, connections and casing. An update of this deliverable is provided in M15

The results of the materials and thermal systems characterization and simulation are presented in the Deliverable. The analysis of the results related to the design and integration of specific thermal paths for high temperature components within the thermal management system is described as well. The Deliverable includes the description of the simulation tools developed for estimating temperatures, thermal efficiencies and performances.

Smart active gate drivers for enhancing maximum switching speed and reducing electromagnetic interferences (EMI) of the new WBG devices used in prototypes are designed, integrated  within the power modules and validated. A complete report of designs and simulations is presented in this Deliverable.

Algorithms for power converter and motor fault detection, identification and prediction based on local switches measures are presented in the Deliverable.  Also, algorithms developed for the protection of the motor and converter will be included in the report. This Deliverable will be updated on M29.

Results of the different thermal tests performed on the low power converter prototype of 15kW under a wide range of operating conditions are presented and discussed. A set of proposals and recommendations for scaling up the design up to 150 kW are also included in the Deliverable.

The Deliverables describes the models for fault detection, control and energy and health management that are integrated in the digital twin. In addition, the requirements and software architecture of the cloud-platform supporting the digital twin, as well as the interfaces to communicate with the physical IMD sensor network through the IoT are presented.

The Deliverable includes a full description of the subsystems and components of the motor and converters of the IMD, as well as mechanical, electrical and thermal test procedures of these components and systems, based on different mission profiles.

Full testing results of the power converters at the switches level is presented in this Deliverable. It also includes the fault tolerance tests results of the  designed detection and protection mechanisms.

Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the powertrain and its components according to ISO 14040 / 14044 are presented in this Deliverable. Environmental information and benefits of the powertrain developed in the project are presented in the environmental performance fact sheet included in this D5.5.