Power Electronics, Drives & Machines Group
The Group is the UK's most active in this subject area and carries out research into:
The Group's research is split between blue-skies activity and industrial collaboration. In particular current areas of interest and expertise are:
- More electric aircraft
- Increased energy efficiency
- Electric vehicles
- Renewable generation
- Lower cost
The Group is always eager to collaborate as fully as possible with industry in the UK and Europe, via routes which range from short-term consultancy, for evaluation, development or testing activities, to long-term, leading-edge development and research.
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- Current Projects Overview
- Current Activities
- Current Research Projects
- Major Completed Research Projects
- People
- Industrial Collaboration and the Centre for Advanced Electrical Drives
- Other Facilities
- PhD Research Opportunities
Power Electronics, Drives & Machines News
Can motors in wheels spark electric car revolution?
12 December 2011 CNN Online
Feature on the electric cars on show at the Tokyo Motor Show, with comment from James Widmer, Centre for Advanced Electrical Drives
Drive to find an alternative to rare earth metals
A world-leading team of UK engineers has been charged with developing a new motor for electric vehicles that will significantly reduce our future dependency on rare earth metals.
Power to the plane
Work has begun on a record-breaking, 120-metre wingspan plane and it’s up to a small team of engineers from Newcastle University to make sure it gets off the ground.
