The CREATOR Project: Towards a Computational Electric Machine Laboratory
2026-06-15 • Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
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The authors describe the CREATOR project, which is trying to improve how electric machines are designed using computer simulations. Because electric machines need to be more efficient, powerful, and sustainable, the project combines knowledge from different fields like engineering, math, and materials science. They want to move from old step-by-step design methods to integrated approaches that include many factors at once. The article summarizes their goals, what they've accomplished so far (2022-2026), and progress towards a fully digital lab for electric machine design.
electric machinessimulation-driven designmultiphysics modelingoptimizationmaterials sciencefluid dynamicscomputational designpower densityefficiencyintegrated workflows
Authors
Sebastian Schöps, Annette Muetze, Herbert De Gersem, Herbert Egger, Manfred Kaltenbacher
Abstract
The Collaborative Research Centre TRR 361/F90 CREATOR (2022-2030) aims at establishing a new paradigm for the simulation-driven design of electric machines. Increasing demands on efficiency, power density and sustainability require the integration of multiphysical effects, advanced materials and complex geometries into the design process. Traditional sequential workflows are no longer sufficient to address these challenges. CREATOR therefore combines expertise from electrical engineering, applied mathematics, fluid dynamics and materials science to establish integrated modelling, simulation and optimisation methodologies in a single large-scale project funded by the German and Austrian national funding agencies. This article provides an overview of the research vision, key achievements from the first funding period (2022-2026) and current developments towards a computational electric machine laboratory.