The Severson Group is part of a multi-institution team that has received funding from the United States Department of Energy to develop a new generation of high efficiency Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation technology. …
Call for Papers on Magnetically Levitated Motor Systems (Special Section of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications)
The IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications will publish a special section on Magnetically Levitated Motor Systems. Extended abstracts within this topic area will be considered beginning June 1st through September 21st.
New Funding: NSF Project on Flywheels for Utility Scale Energy Storage
Under an NSF funded STTR project, the Severson Research Group is working with startup company Revterra to develop and test a superconducting magnetic bearing and an ultra-efficient motor/generator for a flywheel energy storage system.
Eric Severson receives 2020 NSF CAREER award
Eric Severson received the 2020 National Science Foundation CAREER award! He and his research group are developing bearingless motors that will lead to new types of more efficient, more adaptable motor systems. As part of this endeavor, the Severson Research Group is working with 4-H to create open source lab kits that will allow middle and high school youth to do their own motor and magnetic bearing investigations.
New Funding: Delta Electronics to Support Development of 160,000 RPM Bearingless Motor
Delta Electronics, a provider of some of the world’s most efficient power supply technology, is sponsoring the Severson Group’s research on ultra high speed bearingless motors. The Severson group will use funds provided by Delta …
New Funding: DOE Project on Improving Efficiency of Off-Road Vehicles by Novel Integration of Electric Machines and Advanced Combustion Engines
The Severson Group is part of a multi-institution team that has received funding from the United States Department of Energy to integrate electric machines into engines of off-highway vehicles. These machines will enable advanced combustion …
Nathan Petersen Receives Grainger Power Engineering Award
Group member Nathan Petersen has received a 2019 Grainger Power Engineering Award. These awards are supported by the Grainger Foundation and are intended to identify upcoming talent and recognize scholarly achievement in power engineering. Congratulations …
New Funding: Beta to Sponsor Development of Open Source Advanced Motor Drive Control Platform
Beta Technologies, a startup company developing next generation electric flight eVTOL technology, has agreed to sponsor the Severson Group’s open source development of the Advance Motor Drive Control (AMDC) platform. The hardware and firmware design …
IEMDC 2019 – Submit to Special Session on High Speed Motors, Bearingless Motors, and Magnetic Bearings
Eric Severson, Akira Chiba, Wolfgang Gruber, and Junichi Asama are organizing a special session for IEMDC 2019 on High Speed Motors, Bearingless Motors, and Magnetic Bearings. See the full Special Session announcement. To submit your …
New Funding: DOE Project on Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Architecture for Mobile Machines
The hydraulic systems used in today’s off-road vehicles (think construction and farm equipment) are only 20% efficient. The Severson Group is part of a multi-institution team that has received funding from the United States Department …