SUSU Master’s degree student Aleksey Valiev is developing an engine for electric transport. Together with a lecturer of the Power Engineering Faculty, the young researcher is working on a promising development, which should bring the production of electric machines to a new level. The potential of the project was noted at the UMNIK contest: the Master's degree student was among the winners and received a grant to develop his idea.
SUSU Master’s degree student Aleksey Valiev is creating engines for electric cars. This promising field caught his interest back in his first year of studies. The student of the Power Engineering Faculty of the Institute of Engineering and Technology designed an asynchronous motor (AC motor) and began working on PCB type electric motor (Printed Circuit Board Motor). Its distinctive feature is a stator (fixed part of the motor) with a printed circuit board. With his development, the young scientist won the UMNIK project competition.
Photo: Aleksey Valiev, Master’s degree student of the Power Engineering Faculty of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
Aleksey Valiev presented his project of an modern electric motor— a more powerful one in comparison with its analogues, but not so bulky. Its advantages can be noticed even during the production: for his electric motor, less materials are required than for others.
"The advantage of this PCB type motor are its smaller dimensions at the same power as its analogues due to the improved heat dissipation and increased motor current. This is a new type of motor on the market, it can achieve better performance compared to its analogues," said Aleksey Valiev.
Image: PCB type motor
The PCB type motor is widely used: it can be found, for example, in servo drives (mechanical drives with automatic condition correction) and devices designed for heavy duty applications. The prototype created by the Master’s degree student of the Power Engineering Faculty is primarily designed for personal transport. This direction is especially relevant today, as the modern world is increasingly moving towards electric cars. Their engines are reliable and durable, can be operated for a long time, the machines themselves do not produce harmful emissions, and they also create less noise.
Aleksey Valiev is at the initial stage of creating a PCB type engine. He is developing schematics and completing calculations. Vladimir Kodkin, Professor of the Department of Automated Electric Drives, is helping the Master’s degree student with the project. He advises the young researcher on questions which arise throughout the development process and explains the principles of electric drives.
The transition from the theoretical to the practical section of the project will be supported by a grant of 500 thousand roubles which Aleksey Valiev received as a winner of the UMNIK contest. Within two years, the Master’s degree student should present his development and patent it. The young researcher also does not exclude the possibility of cooperating with enterprises interested in the production of devices running on electric motors.
SUSU is a participant of Project 5-100 designed to enhance the competitiveness of Russian universities among the world's leading scientific and educational centres.