Harley-Davidson has patented a system for operating an electric motor in a two-wheeled vehicle. The method involves detecting control positions, mapping them to driving and braking torques, and ...

How the challenges of electric-motor control design can be overcome using digital twins in all design and test phases. How automated testing within a continuous and integrated toolchain is able to ...

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The field-oriented control (FOC) approach offers many advantages compared to other control strategies used with electric motors. Among the most significant benefits is the fact that FOC offers precise ...

Over the years, electric motors have been applied in an ever increasing number of applications. Think back to the replacement of steam engines with AC induction motors in locomotives, the migration of ...

Two great minds in permanent-magnet-free motor design are fusing their know-how to create an even more capable inductive electric motor. Mahle and Valeo have teamed up to introduce what they call the ...