Turntide Axial Flux EDU Provides Integrated Electric Propulsion System

The EDU brings together Turntide’s axial flux motor technology with other necessary components to create a complete electric propulsion system.

Features and benefits of the Axial Flux EDU include:

• flexible and scalable design for use in wide range of vehicle architectures
• support for 400V and higher with single or stacked axial flux motor options to meet diverse customer requirements
• power ranges from 50-240 kW nominal and 175-660 kW peak depending on chosen axial flux motor option
• axial flux motor offering high torque and power density in a small form factor to help reduce overall vehicle weight and free up space to pair the EDU with a larger battery for extended range
• less complex gear design due to low-speed, high torque capabilities which reduces mechanical complexity and weight while improving reliability, cost savings as well as easiing integration and maintenance
• shared cooling system for motor and inverter to simplify integration and maintain performance
• ability to service individual components separately, easing maintenance and repair for vehicle owners.

Learn more about axial flux motor technology in the article "Axial Flux Motors: Understanding Their Benefits and Application Uses."

Industry Need for Fully Integrated Systems on the Rise

Today’s vehicle manufacturers are increasingly looking for full-system solutions — whether for electric propulsion, hydraulics or otherwise. This eliminates the need to source individual system components from several different suppliers and can help ease installation if the components are integrated into a single packaged unit.

The Turntide Axial Flux EDU aims to meet this requirement by providing OEMs with a fully integrated system that includes all necessary parts, helping ensure they will all work together as desired. The system is also fully validated which reduces development time for an OEM.

If individually validating the motors, power electronics, gearing/differential and other required components in an electric propulsion system, it could take a vehicle OEM months or even years to do so.

A vehicle manufacturer’s development time can therefore be drastically reduced because Turntide has already taken care of the necessary validation work. This allows the manufacturer to instead focus its efforts on integrating the system into the rest of its vehicle design.

And for manufacturers who may not have electrification expertise in-house, a system like the Axial Flux EDU can make it easier for them to begin their electric vehicle development journey.

Turntide also noted in its press release announcing the EDU’s launch that the shift toward higher voltage systems, the need for increased efficiency, and limited space under the hood is also driving the need for integrated systems.

“We’ve created a highly configurable and scalable EDU that easily fits into a wide range of applications from high-performance off-road racing to electric construction equipment,” said Steve Hornyak, Turntide CEO. “By handling the integration, validation, and testing upfront, our EDU decreases the risk of bringing new products to market.”