-- Mazaro's RVT technology improves fuel economy and reduces
emissions in vehicles, auxiliaries, and industrial
applications
LONDON, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent
analysis of the automotive transmission market, Frost &
Sullivan recognises Mazaro with the 2015 European Frost &
Sullivan Award for Visionary Innovation Leadership. Mazaro's
patented reversible variable transmission (RVT) is a highly
innovative technology that offers the benefits of a continuous
variable transmission (CVT) without its limitations. Its advanced
design delivers superior fuel economy, low CO2
emissions, quick throttle response, continuous operation at maximum
power, and no torque dip.
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Despite the profusion of transmission technologies, there is a
need for a transmission that is much more internally efficient, and
always keeps the engine at the right rotations per minute (rpm) for
the conditions. Mazaro addresses this need with its RVT, which
features wheels that move without a drilling motion and with a
slippage as low as 0.2 percent.
"In peer technologies, the rolling surfaces suffer drill-slip,
but the RVT's rolling surfaces simply roll over each other, as in
the case of cones with coinciding tips," said Frost & Sullivan
Research Analyst Arun Chandranath. "When the surface speeds of both
cones are equal at one point, the surface speeds are equal at every
point on the contact line, resulting in a pure rolling motion. This
system eliminates energy-consuming drill-slip and oil heating."
Furthermore, the RVT facilitates a change in driving direction
from forward to reverse and back, in one fluent continuum, without
clutches or synchromeshes. The RVT's speed ratio is 60 percent
higher than an 8-speed automatic transmission's (AT's) or other
CVTs', which translates to the most efficient use of engines.
Indeed, the combination of an RVT and flywheel can recover all
kinetic energy due to its capability to change the speed ratio from
0 to high overdrive without losing energy in a slipping clutch.
Meanwhile, Mega Trends such as urbanisation, the rise of
metropolitans and megacities, and innovating to zero are creating
new opportunities as well as challenges in the global market.
Mazaro has fully leveraged the urbanisation trend with its RVT,
which has emerged as a practical answer to a wide variety of power
transmission needs.
The RVT's design and its electronic controller allow the engine
to operate continuously at its highest overall efficiency, once the
driver issues an acceleration, deceleration, or cruising command
via the throttle pedal. Effectually, it reduces fuel consumption
and emissions by up to 26 percent, operates with minimal noise, and
uses fewer parts than than any other transmission system.
"The RVT boasts exciting dynamics, with a claimed throttle
response of 60 ms," noted Chandranath. "The RVT's immediate
response to the throttle's commands can give the driver an engaging
driving experience."
All current transmissions, besides CVT, only provide a limited
number of distinct gear ratios to select from. To improve fuel
economy, manufacturers tend to include more gears; however, this
principle has practical and financial ramifications. Yet, in spite
of the additional gears, all current transmissions have low
efficiency while changing their ratio. In contrast, the RVT has
continuously high efficiency, even while changing ratios.
Mazaro is now focusing on making the RVT production-ready for
specific applications, through meticulous design and calculation of
mechanical aspects, physical models, and controls software.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the
company that has demonstrated the understanding to leverage global
Mega Trends, integrate the vision into processes to achieve
strategic excellence. The award recognises the efficacy of the
recipient's innovative process and the impact it has on business
and society at large.
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About Mazaro
Mazaro was established in 2009, its main purpose being the
further development and commercialization of the RVT technology.
Before that, Filip De Mazière, inventor of the RVT and co-founder
of Mazaro, had been developing new transmissions for European on-
and off-highway vehicle brands since the late eighties as Chief
Design Engineer at two major transmission manufacturers.
While preparing the RVT for market take-up, Mazaro is engaged in
research and testing to evaluate components, RVT models and
subsystems in close cooperation with component suppliers,
universities and renowned tribological institutes in Europe.
Currently, the RVT's theoretical benefits have been proven on a
performance test bench at the University of Ghent. Mazaro's next
objective is to demonstrate the RVT's performance in a
demo-vehicle.
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