Recent developments and research avenues for polymers in electric vehicles

P Gupta, B Toksha, B Patel, Y Rushiya… - The Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics have been an indispensable material of choice in automobiles with wide range of
applications such as interior, exterior, under the hood, and lighting/wiring applications. The …

Agile development of polymer power transmission systems for e-Mobility—a novel methodology based on an e-Bike drive case study

I Demšar, B Černe, J Tavčar, N Vukašinović, D Zorko - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The market for electric bicycles has grown extremely and developed rapidly in recent years.
To enter such a market with a new product, the development process has to be fast, and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of center distance error on the service life of polymer gears

D Zorko, J Štiglic, B Černe, N Vukašinović - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Gear assembly errors are an important contributor to a premature gearbox failure. This study
investigates the effects of center distance deviation on polymer gearbox life. The main focus …

[HTML][HTML] Experiments and finite element analysis on a hybrid polymer gear rack

JDS Hooton, DEP Gonçalves… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents the results of experiments and finite element analysis on a hybrid
polymer gear concept. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the hybrid gear …

Effects of Rotational Speed on Joint Characteristics of Green Joining Technique of Dissimilar Polymeric Rods Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing Technology

CC Kuo, HW Chen, JY Xu, CH Lee, SH Hunag - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Friction welding (FW) FW of dissimilar polymer rods is capable of manufacturing green
products swiftly and economically. In this study, a green manufacturing technique of joining …

Weld strength of friction welding of dissimilar polymer rods fabricated by fused deposition modeling

CC Kuo, JY Xu, CH Lee - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Friction welding (FRW) is a promising method for joining cylindrical components of dissimilar
and similar polymers or metals. In particular, FRW is capable of generating defect-free …

The effect of gear-manufacturing quality on the mechanical and thermal responses of a polymer-gear pair

D Zorko, P Wei, N Vukašinović - Journal of Computational …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Gear-manufacturing quality affects the load sharing between the meshing gears as well as
the load distribution along the width of the tooth. This study aims to investigate the effect of …

Creepage Distance Estimation of Hairpin Stators Using 3D Feature Extraction

N Grambow, L Hinz, C Bonk, J Krüger, E Reithmeier - Metrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for electric drives challenges conventional powertrain designs and
requires new technologies to increase production efficiency. Hairpin stator manufacturing …

Simulation study of the punching forming process and die wear of spur gears

Z Chen, Z Guo, B Fang, L Gao, G Su, B Liu - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
As an important transmission component, the spur gear has been widely used in
automobiles and various mechanical equipment. However, spur gears are usually produced …

Development of a Three-Dimensional Optical Verification Technology without Environmental Pollution for Metal Components with Different Surface Properties

CC Kuo, ZY He, CX Lee - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the optical measuring approach is widely used in the precision machining
industry due to high measurement efficiency. In the industry, measuring devices play a …