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Glab, K.B. (author), Wehrmeyer, G. (author), Thewes, M (author), Broere, W. (author)A significant part of the energy consumed during the tunnelling process of Earth Pressure Balanced (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) is related to the main drive, consisting of a set of motors driving the rotation of the cutting wheel. An energy efficient EPB design requires the optimization of the main drive to avoid over- or under powering...conference paper 2022