TWINY – Innovative high-performance electric motor based on digital twin technology

Twiny is a project funded by the Campania Region through the “Campania Startup 2023” call, as per the Directorate Decree No. 404 of 23/07/2024 – CUP: B68I23005920007.

The project focuses on the development of an innovative electric motor capable of combining compact size, reduced consumption, and high torque, by integrating original elements both in the mechanics and in the control electronics.

The energy management system uses an original digital twin technology: the physical system will exchange information with its virtual counterpart via IoT connectivity, allowing for optimized performance and an improved user experience through appropriate artificial intelligence algorithms that make the electric propulsion system adaptive to its usage context.

As for the power transmission mechanism, a highly innovative configuration has been devised, using the concept of High Sliding Gear (HSG) gears, which allow for extraordinarily high transmission ratios with a very low number of shifts, minimizing the size of the electric module to be used and having fewer components.

The project activities are organized according to the following realization objectives (RO):

• RO1 - Project management: Project management and product-user interactions
• RO2 - Prototype creation: DGeco embedding in ECU and development of mechanical components
• RO3 - Implementation and testing: Assembly on e-bike and road testing