Electrical dept

The electrical department

The electrical department specialises in applied electromechanical research, mainly relating to the electrical motor and particularly to the permanent magnet which represents the heart of the product. The research work ranges from magnetic and ferromagnetic materials (in constant development) to the diverse configurations of the motors, whose often original and innovative geometries are a result of the synergies developed by the different departments.

The interaction between the electrical and electronic departments, for example, is of particular importance in the design of motors controlled by an electronic driver: for this reason, the researchers have instruments among which computer simulation has a particularly important role because it allows the design to be developed in virtual form, speeding up development times.

Subsequent physical evaluation of the model built on the computer takes place in the department’s laboratories, equipped with tooling and instrumentation able to fully characterise the motor, in both steady state and transient operation.

Equipment

The Electrical Department’s ‘Virtual Prototyping’ section is the Infolytica MagNet and OptiNet FEM which is able to supply an integrated solution to various operating aspects of the electrical motor: solving the electrical and the electromechanical equations in both transient and steady state operation.

Testing laboratory is able to make motor torque tests on the test-bench fitted with active brake, internally designed .and .built to generate. the required dynamic load and to measure the transient, all assisted by computer. According to the application, specific measuring systems are designed and built, particularly if characterisation is done on the complete machine, or comprising motor and relative control driver.