{"id":12887,"date":"2018-08-02T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=12887"},"modified":"2024-03-12T17:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:55:04","slug":"built-to-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/formula1\/built-to-last_12887\/","title":{"rendered":"Built to last"},"content":{"rendered":"

A worst-case scenario for any Formula OneTM<\/sup> team: After painstaking prepa\u00adra\u00adtions, a racing car must be with\u00addrawn on during the race weekend because of a tech\u00adnical issue. Similar scenarios involving vital cooling systems are also a concern for the oper\u00ada\u00adtors of data centers and other crit\u00adical infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. A failure of the cooling systems would lead to over\u00adheating of the systems and could endanger the safety of the sensi\u00adtive data stored in them. To avoid such scenarios, both Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport and ebm-papst work constantly on the reli\u00ada\u00adbility of their systems and prod\u00aducts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spot\u00adlight on reli\u00ada\u00adbility<\/span><\/h2>\n

Reli\u00adable cooling systems are vital for the oper\u00ada\u00adtors of data centers and other crit\u00adical infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. (Photo | ebm-papst)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

James Allison, Tech\u00adnical Director of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport, recalls that that was not always the case in Formula OneTM<\/sup>. \u201cThere was a time when Formula OneTM<\/sup> teams mainly concen\u00adtrated on perfor\u00admance, and reli\u00ada\u00adbility was only a secondary consid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion. It\u2019s no wonder that it wasn\u2019t a very successful strategy. Those days are long past in our sport, and all teams have real\u00adized that it makes no sense to have a fast car if it can\u2019t finish the races,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAll teams have real\u00adized that it makes no sense to have a fast car if it can\u2019t finish the races.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Allison, Tech\u00adnical Director of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport<\/span><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So reli\u00ada\u00adbility has been a key focus at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport for many years. The issue has become even more impor\u00adtant this season as the teams are now only allowed to use three power units per year instead of the previous four. James Allison says, \u201cWe have thor\u00adoughly docu\u00admented design stan\u00addards, demanding bench tests, clear approval proce\u00addures and regular quality audits to ensure that our internal and external suppliers meet our stan\u00addards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rigorous testing<\/span><\/h2>\n

ebm-papst also adheres to the highest stan\u00addards in devel\u00adop\u00adment and produc\u00adtion, giving top priority to the devel\u00adop\u00adment and use of high-quality mate\u00adrials that increase reli\u00ada\u00adbility and also offer addi\u00adtional bene\u00adfits for customers. The fans produced using HyBlade\u00ae tech\u00adnology are an example. Like every ebm-papst product, this combi\u00adna\u00adtion of an aluminum core and a glass-fiber rein\u00adforced plastic covering is subjected to rigorous tests according to high quality stan\u00addards.<\/span><\/p>\n

HyBlade\u00ae fans consist of a combi\u00adna\u00adtion of an aluminum core and a glass-fiber rein\u00adforced plastic covering and are subjected to rigorous tests according to high quality stan\u00addards. (Photo | ebm-papst)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The design bene\u00adfits and perfor\u00admance of the hybrid tech\u00adnology had to prove them\u00adselves in extreme stress tests at research and devel\u00adop\u00adment facil\u00adi\u00adties in Arizona, Singa\u00adpore and Siberia. Since these loca\u00adtions have extreme climatic condi\u00adtions throughout the year, they provide the ideal envi\u00adron\u00adment for endurance testing. In addi\u00adtion to long-term endurance tests and high speeds up to well over triple their maximum oper\u00adating points, the hybrid blades are also exposed to water, salt spray and chem\u00adi\u00adcals. And even severe vibra\u00adtion and shocks cannot shake the mate\u00adrial struc\u00adture.<\/span><\/p>\n

ebm-papst ensures reli\u00ada\u00adbility in its customers\u2019 appli\u00adca\u00adtions in a variety of ways. For example, in contrast to belt-driven fans, effi\u00adcient EC fans are main\u00adte\u00adnance-free and produce no annoying debris from wear. That increases reli\u00ada\u00adbility and reduces oper\u00adating costs. When designing air condi\u00adtioning systems, oper\u00ada\u00adtors build in redun\u00addan\u00adcies to ensure that enough air can still be moved even if indi\u00advidual fans fail. So-called FanGrids are a prime example of this approach. In a FanGrid, multiple small fans operate along\u00adside one another in place of a single large fan to provide improved air flow, lower energy consump\u00adtion and greater reli\u00ada\u00adbility thanks to built-in redun\u00addancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a culture of constantly looking for even the smallest chance to make improve\u00adments.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Allison, Tech\u00adnical Director of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport<\/span><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

James Allison explains how impor\u00adtant processes within the team are in addi\u00adtion to the tech\u00adnical para\u00adme\u00adters: \u201cWe have a culture of constantly looking for even the smallest chance to make improve\u00adments. Fail\u00adures, near-acci\u00addents and even minor worries are picked up on and this feed\u00adback is used as a spring\u00adboard to a better product.\u201d And at ebm-papst, inter\u00addis\u00adci\u00adpli\u00adnary teams monitor this from the product devel\u00adop\u00adment stage to uncover poten\u00adtial chal\u00adlenges at an early stage and take appro\u00adpriate coun\u00adter\u00admea\u00adsures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cool in the pit<\/span><\/h2>\n

So as soon as a vehicle comes into the garage, the mechanics posi\u00adtion add-on cooling units with ebm-papst high-perfor\u00admance axial fans at its air intakes to keep it alive until its next turn on the track. (Photo | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The two part\u00adners\u2019 shared pursuit of reli\u00ada\u00adbility is visible in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motor\u00adsport race garage. James Allison says, \u201cOur use of ebm-papst prod\u00aducts at the race track is an expres\u00adsion of our quest for contin\u00aduous improve\u00adment. A car is a bit like a shark; it has to move to stay alive. The rules don\u2019t allow cooling fans on board, so a vehicle has to depend on its forward move\u00adment to supply air for cooling. A stationary car in the garage over\u00adheats in seconds if we don\u2019t provide an alter\u00adnate source of cool air. So as soon as a vehicle comes into the garage, the mechanics posi\u00adtion add-on cooling units with ebm-papst high-perfor\u00admance axial fans at its air intakes to keep it alive until its next turn on the track.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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