In this intriguing video, we delve into the fascinating world of electric motors by conducting an experiment to compare the ...

This document written by Steve Bowling, Application Segments Engineer at Microchip Technology, discusses how motor works and describes the AC induction motor, variable-speed ACIM control, and FOC.

Christine and Scott Gable are hybrid auto and alternative fuel experts who have brewed their own biodiesel and traveled 125,000 miles on waste vegetable oil. Electric vehicles rely exclusively on ...

Any electrical motor, from an idealized viewpoint, consists of two sets of magnets—one set stationary, one set free to move—placed in special geometric relation to one another. For most practical ...

Cost remains one of the biggest challenges of electric vehicles and the single most expensive piece in an EV is the battery, followed by the power electronics module (PEM) and drive units. Electricity ...

Many electric vehicles (EV) use the permanent magnetic properties of rare earth metals to make their electric motors as efficient as possible. Earlier this year, Tesla announced that it would ditch ...