RHODaS | Reinventing High-performance pOwer converters for heavy-Duty electric trAnSport

Summary
RHODaS project aims at developing disruptive topologies of power converters using new semiconductor materials as well as cutting-edge digital technologies to improve architecture efficiency, power density, reliability, cost and sustainability. Moreover, multi-disciplinary approaches of modular power electronics for Integrated Motor Drive (IMD) and ecodesign considerations are addressed, to create compact solutions that can be integrated in a wide range and heavy-duty vehicles, enabling these electric vehicles to be more sustainable and autonomous throughout the entire lifecycle of their components. Nevertheless, power electronics solutions that use Wide Band Gap (WBG) devices can also be applied to light-duty vehicle types M and L, with competitive advantages on the efficiency and power densities compared with current technologies. Finally, the RHODaS project targets the validation of the proposed solutions in electric drivetrains of 1200V for zero emissions class N3 (carriage of goods > 12 tonnes) and O4 (trailers >10 Tonnes), which correspond to USA Class 7-8 heavy duty vehicles (>12 Tonnes) and beyond.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101056896
Start date: 01-05-2022
End date: 31-10-2025
Total budget - Public funding: 5 956 938,00 Euro - 5 956 936,00 Euro
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RHODaS project aims at developing disruptive topologies of power converters using new semiconductor materials as well as cutting-edge digital technologies to improve architecture efficiency, power density, reliability, cost and sustainability. Moreover, multi-disciplinary approaches of modular power electronics for Integrated Motor Drive (IMD) and ecodesign considerations are addressed, to create compact solutions that can be integrated in a wide range and heavy-duty vehicles, enabling these electric vehicles to be more sustainable and autonomous throughout the entire lifecycle of their components. Nevertheless, power electronics solutions that use Wide Band Gap (WBG) devices can also be applied to light-duty vehicle types M and L, with competitive advantages on the efficiency and power densities compared with current technologies. Finally, the RHODaS project targets the validation of the proposed solutions in electric drivetrains of 1200V for zero emissions class N3 (carriage of goods > 12 tonnes) and O4 (trailers >10 Tonnes), which correspond to USA Class 7-8 heavy duty vehicles (>12 Tonnes) and beyond.

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SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02

Update Date

09-02-2023
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Zero-emission Road Transport Partnership (2Zero)
2Zero Partnership Call 2021
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02 Nextgen EV components: Integration of advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO)
Horizon Europe
HORIZON.2 Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
HORIZON.2.5 Climate, Energy and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.6 Industrial Competitiveness in Transport
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02 Nextgen EV components: Integration of advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO)
HORIZON.2.5.7 Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02 Nextgen EV components: Integration of advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO)