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| Electric Vehicle Symposium in Yokohama Raser Technologies, Inc., a technology licensing company established to develop and license advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, announced that it plans to unveil a new more powerful electric motor design for electric, and hybrid-electric vehicles next week at the 22nd Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS-22) held October 23-28, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan. The Electric Vehicle Symposium is the premiere venue for the worldwide hybrid and electric vehicle industry. Raser will announce a new 100-kilowatt AC induction based electric motor design called the Symetron P-100 in a press conference at the show. The P-100 was designed to double the performance of the company's award winning P-50 integrated starter alternator. The Symetron P-100 is one in a series of high-horsepower motor designs Raser is developing to meet the demand for more onboard electric horsepower required by the next generation of strong hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. The electric motors used in mild hybrid vehicles typically deliver 15-20 kilowatts of power utilizing permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) that require expensive rare-earth magnets to operate. Permanent magnet motors generally become even more expensive as the motors get larger. Raser's AC induction based technology, recently awarded the Drive System Technology Innovation of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan, achieves its high performance through advancements in motor control software and motor design, without requiring the use of permanent magnets. The Raser motor design offers automakers and their suppliers the performance and form factors comparable to PMSM-based systems, but provides the economy and reliability of the AC induction based platform. This cost-effective alternative may help automakers reduce costs and improve reliability to bring next generation hybrids more within reach of mainstream consumers. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Exhibition News :: home page |