Drive System Design, a developer of electrified propulsion systems and associated technologies, has enhanced the latest generation of its proprietary Electrified Powertrain Optimization Process (ePOP).

This advanced software-based tool combines engineering expertise with unique processes and toolsets to help electrified mobility providers swiftly identify the propulsion systems that best fit specific needs.

The ePOP system quickly reviews tens to hundreds of thousands of powertrain combinations against cost, mass, range and efficiency, across multiple vehicle drive cycles, types and segments. Through the analysis, it can objectively pinpoint a highly targeted subset of powertrain configurations that best align with customer requirements.

The user interface enables deeper dive capability to plot out various attribute combinations, refine and focus on data inputs giving detailed insight into attribute tradeoffs (such as power losses versus costs) and further analyze the most suitable powertrain makeup. Everything from rare-Earth material costs, ratio span and count, performance, motor topology, inverter technology, power density and more can be mapped out using ePOP.

Source: Drive System Design

Within a 24-hour runtime, the tool affords the ability to simulate over 100,000 powertrain variants, allowing customers to make strategic product decisions quickly. Overall, the whole process can take as little as two weeks, based on information and data points already loaded into the ePOP system.

The tool has primarily been used for passenger and commercial vehicle customers, but as more sectors look toward an electrified future, the system is being refined to deliver the same critical information to the aerospace, defense and off-highway sectors using fine-tuned data sets and customized criteria most relevant to each market.