Sensorless motor control is ‘as good as using an encoder’
12 July 2023 Germany’s KEB Automation has developed and patented a sensorless method for controlling motors that, it claims, is “in no way inferior to operation with an… Read More
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12 July 2023 
iPM compressor motor ‘exceeds IE5’ and slashes losses
5 March 2020 The compressor-maker Atlas Copco has developed and patented an interior permanent magnet (iPM) motor which, it claims, has a higher efficiency than the IE5 “ultra… Read More
Compressor giant develops its own motors to halve energy consumption
11 April 2013 The world’s biggest compressor manufacturer, Atlas Copco, has entered the electric motor design and manufacturing business by developing an oil-cooled permanent magnet motor for a… Read More
Ferrite magnets replace rare-earths in EV motor
15 February 2013 Yaskawa says it has developed an electric vehicle (EV) motor that avoids the need for neodymium magnets, using much cheaper and easier-to-obtain ferrite magnets instead. Read More
