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NeGenYASA

Advanced motor design with modular structure, compact size, and lightweight while significantly enhancing efficiency through a 50% reduction in production materials, leading to substantial cost savings.
Negenyasa

Status:

Pre-business

SDGs:

Affordable and clean energy, Climate action

Industry:

Electrical engineering

Impact:

Sustainable systems

Origin:

Research to Business

School:

School of Electrical Engineering

Established:

2024

The NeGenYASA team at Aalto University has developed an innovative motor design to revolutionize the motor industry. The NeGenYASA motor is a game-changer with its modular structure, compact size, and lightweight while significantly enhancing efficiency through a 50% reduction in production materials, leading to substantial cost savings. Its sustainable design contributes to greener production practices by slashing CO2 emissions by half compared to conventional radial flux (RF) motors. Although axial flux yokeless and segmented armature (YASA) motors are known for their superior power density and efficiency, their complexity in manufacturing poses significant challenges. The NeGenYASA motor, however, introduces a modular design that simplifies manufacturability and improves copper recyclability, outpacing current YASA motors in these respects. This advancement positions the NeGenYASA motor as the future of the motor industry, and its significant advancement will enable the industry to achieve higher efficiency with greater sustainability.

  • Rotating Electric motors (EMs) consume 50% of the Global electricity.

  • The European Union ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars from 2035.

  • Urgent innovation is needed for cost-effective, efficient electric motors.

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Benefits of NeGenYASA Motor:

NeGenYASA Axial Flux Motor vs. Traditional Radial Flux Motor

  • 66% less Copper
  • 50% less Weight and Size
  • 30% Fewer Emissions

Are you interested to work with us? We are looking for a partners to conduct a Proof of Concept (PoC) in different Applications.

(link to the SimulationTOOL / website, on progress)
 

Contact

Ahmed Hemeida

Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow at Aalto University with over 12 years of research and industrial experience.

Tanweer Muhammad

Ph.D.
Specializing in electronics, PCB design and sensor design at Aalto University.
 Ahmed Ismail M. Ali

Ahmed Ismail M. Ali

Ph.D.
(Member, IEEE) Researching ie. power electronic converters, PWM, control systems and renewable energy applications.

Mahetab Alam

Ph.D.
Researcher at the School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University.

Jouni Halme

M.Sc.
Over 15 years of experience working with large corporations and SMEs in various countries across Asia and Europe.
 Anouar Belahcen

Anouar Belahcen

Prof.
(Senior Member, IEEE) Professor of power and energy at Aalto University, the School of Electrical Engineering.

Pekka Kettunen

Innovation Advisor, School of Electrical Engineering

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