£99,900 Smart Award received by Magnomatics

Magnomatics has received a £99,900 Smart Award to develop its Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) technology. The grant has been awarded by Innovate UK and will aid the £167,000 project which is aimed at providing next generation low noise and vibration electric motor technology to urban and suburban rail markets.

The PDD motor is said to offer a significant advance over conventional permanent magnet motor technology and can displace incumbent machinery such as expensive gearboxes, while maintaining high efficiency, offering low maintenance costs and high reliability.

The advantages of the PDD have already been demonstrated in two Innovate UK funded projects in which the motor demonstrated significant efficiency and packaging advantages over existing state-of-the-art technology.

David Latimer, chief executive officer at Magnomatics, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this Smart Award.”