RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING

1. Design & Engineering ▼
2. Testing & Validation ▼

Design & Engineering

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Early involvement of the Drive13 R&D team ensures seamless integration and fast execution. Our state-of-the-art digital chain tools enable rapid selection of best-in-class solutions, accelerating innovation while reducing time-to-market.

Design and Optimization of Electrical Machines

Multi-disciplinary optimization for windings

  • Multi-disciplinary design optimization of full E-motors

  • Optimal balance between losses, weight, and cost.

  • Higher power density (above 25 kW/kg).

  • Material tradeoff and selection of best-in-class solutions.

  • Free shape optimization of windings at stranded level.

  • Unmatched efficiency for radial and axial flux machines.

Synchronous reluctance machines, Permanent magnet motors
Diagram of a semi-stranded coil showing front and back end winding, with a half solid, half stranded coil.
Axial flux machine with advanced cooling structure and modular integrated power electronics
Finite element simulation for an axial flux motor with advanced cooling structure and flux density map.
Color map and 3D visualization of current density in a simulation plot, with a color scale from blue to red indicating low to high current density, and a frequency scale in Hz on the left.

Testing & Validation

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Test cycles & quality assurance

we can perform a wide range of tests—covering everything from material-level and insulation validation to full motor performance mapping such as power, efficiency, and endurance evaluation. Our testing protocols include worst-case scenario conditions, ensuring that every component meets the highest standards of durability and operational excellence in the most demanding environments. These capabilities are further strengthened through our collaboration with EELAB, enabling access to advanced testing facilities and expertise.

Close-up of an electric motor stator with copper windings, connected to testing equipment, on a white testing surface with a digital display in the background.

Functional testing to ensure compliance with industry standards:

  • Electric Test: AC high frequency losses

  • Core loss separation and magnetic material characterization

  • Efficiency map

  • Insulation quality: partial discharge inception voltages (PDIV Test)

  • Endurance test and lifetime assessment

  • Custom thermal tests

  • Testing heat evacuation at rated conditions

Laboratory setup with a motor, transmission, load motor, thermal camera, VSD, and calorimeter, with a torque versus speed map in the top right corner and the Ghent University logo in the bottom right corner.
Collection of laboratory equipment, including a high voltage pulse generator, a sterilizer with an open door, a power supply unit, and a voltage/current control device, under a banner that reads 'Lifetime studies & endurance tests'.
Test setup for bearing current testing featuring a blue motor labeled 'Test Motor', connected to a blue test device. There is a gray motor on the left connected to a screwdriver jack, with labels indicating 'Screw jack' and 'Bearing currents test' at
Laboratory equipment featuring a large electrical transformer with coils and a control box connected by cables, set on a white table.
Comparison of two types of coils used in electronics, shown with thermal images. The conventional coil displays higher temperature hotspots, while the 3D high fill factor coil shows lower temperature areas, indicating better heat dissipation.
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