Integrated AC and Drive Motor to Improve EV Car Range

Ari Luis — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:41:37 +0000

Imagine driving a Tesla S at a scorching 112 degrees (44o Celsius) at the Vegas Strip on your way back to LA. Surely, that would be the best time to turn on the A/C. Unfortunately, you’d think twice lest you run out of steam (or charge) in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Based on […]

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Yaskawa EV Motor – New Wire Shape Eliminates Rare-Earth Magnets

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:07:56 +0000

Some of the world’s most powerful magnets, not including electromagnets, are made from the rare-earth metals neodymium, samarium, or yttrium. As a result, rare-earth magnets are expensive, while magnets made of iron, ferrite magnets, are cheaper, but not nearly as strong. Electric motors only function because of magnetism, and can be made up of arrangements of […]

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Integrated AC and Drive Motor to Improve EV Car Range

Yaskawa EV Motor – New Wire Shape Eliminates Rare-Earth Magnets