Voice Coil Actuator replacing pneumatic cylinders
System efficiency, size and operator comfort are becoming more important every day. Equipment which has traditionally been fitted with a pneumatic system (compressor, valves and bulky fittings) are now being re-evaluated and re-designed. Therefore, Magnetic Innovations has developed a…
University of Twente builds the most efficient hydrogen car with hub motor
The biggest change on the inside lies with the drive train, Magnetic Innovations and Green Team Twente decided to join forces and develop an in-wheel hub motor. The previous car had four electric motors with a gearbox. This will be replaced by the direct drive hub motor that is placed in the wheel of the car. This system…
Green Team Twente unveils design for their 2020 hydrogen car
On Tuesday, December 10, the design presentation of Green Team Twente took place in the Vrijhof at the University of Twente. The team has revealed the design, and with it all the changes, of the hydrogen car in which they will race at the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Europe in London in July. They explained all the components separately…