The eDrives workshop is focussing at the interface between the electric motor and the related power electronics discussing the interactions between these two parts of a modern and efficient electric drive.

Today, electric drives are gaining increasing importance which can be seen in the following trends:

• improving system efficiency by “electronic motors” (e.g. variable speed motor drives)
• electrification of cars: hybrid and electric vehicles
• substitution of combustion motors and hydraulic systems by electric drives.

The 1^st day is dealing with the basic characteristics and performance of different eMotor types and the interaction with the related converter discussing the impact of power electronics and control strategy on the behavior of the motor.

A special session is dedicated to the thematic area of sensorless control where we highlight different concepts.

The 2^nd day has a strong focus on automotive applications of electric drives starting with a session on motor - converter integration. Here we will address the question what the drivers for motor-converter integration are - in industrial and automotive applications. Furthermore, we will discuss whether we can adapt the drives which are available from industrial applications or whether we have to design new electric motors for electric vehicles.

The workshop is chaired by Prof. A. Mertens and Prof. B. Ponick (Leibniz University Hannover) and T. Harder (ECPE).

All presentations and discussions will be in English.