It should come as no surprise to anyone that the research and development of some of the world’s best-performing electric motorcycles is no joke. Designing, developing, and manufacturing electric batteries and motors can take years and requires numerous resources.
This is exactly what is happening behind the scenes at Energica. The Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles has been working with the German tech giant Siemens for some time now and has just announced that the partnership has been renewed for another three years.
Energica has been using Siemens’ advanced software solutions to develop and test its battery technology – a vital component in designing batteries for high-performance electric vehicles. More specifically, Siemens’ advanced 3D simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software has allowed Energica to optimize the performance of its battery models.
Currently, Energica is using a whole range of Siemens’ advanced software solutions. For example, Siemens’ NX is an advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software that allows designers to virtually design and test various configurations – in Energica’s case, related to the motorcycle battery. Meanwhile, the company’s Simcenter Amesim allows design engineers to virtually evaluate and optimize performance.
And when this is used together with the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ CFD software, engineers can perform virtual tests on batteries that operate under simulated real-world conditions. According to Siemens, their design and testing technology helps companies reduce development time by up to 75% compared to typical CFD approaches.
