PowerWheel – The Wheel Hub Drive
Unlock more space, efficiency, and control for your next electric vehicle platform. Benefit from Schaeffler’s extensive development and production expertise in wheel hub drive solutions. The PowerWheel is a highly integrated product with high torque density. Proven in automotive and off-highway series applications. With a robust sealing concept for protection in harsh environmental conditions. Designed with in-house expertise for all mission-critical components. Produced with an established supply chain and mature production processes.
Highlights
- Free space between the wheels
- Improved and tunable vehicle dynamics
- Enhanced maneuverability
- Easy integration, suitable for electrification of existing vehicles
- Simplified vehicle production
Advantages
- Independent wheel control / torque vectoring: Enables superior handling, advanced safety features, and reduced turning circle
- Instant torque at the wheel: Maximum traction on all surfaces
- Dual braking: Combines energy recuperation and friction braking for optimal efficiency and safety
- All-in-one design: Fewer components for simplified vehicle assembly
- Chassis design flexibility: Potential to eliminate axles, drive shafts, and even steering linkages to enable new chassis configurations and less vehicle weight
- Retrofitting: Electrification of existing vehicles possible without major changes
Features
- Compact design with in-wheel motor, gearbox, wheel bearing and friction brake
- Packaging starting at 14’’ rim size
- Standard interfaces for mounting, electrics and fluids
- External inverter as a cost-optimized and robust solution
- 48 or 400 V power supply
- Scalable platform with the following power and torque ranges:
Peak
Continuous
Power
18 – 85 kW
9 – 38 kW
Torque
900 – 2250 Nm
250 – 850 Nm