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Ygg2
on Nov 16, 2012
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An electric motor that does not need expensive rar...
IIRC, Induction motors are great, but they have one major fault, without some complex circuitry, they can't be instantly switched on/off. Although a polyphase induction motor should not have that problem.
reportingsjr
on Nov 16, 2012
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They are not as good as permanent magnet motors except on price/material availability.
See this article:
http://electronicdesign.com/article/analog-and-mixed-signal/...
frankus
on Nov 17, 2012
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Induction motors used in vehicles are basically always three-phase machines driven by a variable-frequency inverter.
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