synchronous motor
noun
: an electric motor having a speed strictly proportional to the frequency of the operating current
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However, there's another electric motor, this one a permanent synchronous motor built into the eight-speed dual-clutch (PDK) transmission casing.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
With superconductors just in the rotor coils, the motor will achieve efficiencies in the range of 98 to 99.5 percent, which is about four or five percentage points higher than what is realistically possible with a permanent-magnet synchronous motor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
The permanent magnet synchronous motor is joined within its housing by a gear reduction system that brings max torque up to 29.5 lb-ft (40 Nm).
—New Atlas, 18 June 2025
The Hightail runs on a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) motor that generates 42 horsepower and 485 lb ft (660 Nm) of torque.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
With superconductors just in the rotor coils, the motor will achieve efficiencies in the range of 98 to 99.5 percent, which is about four or five percentage points higher than what is realistically possible with a permanent-magnet synchronous motor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
The permanent magnet synchronous motor is joined within its housing by a gear reduction system that brings max torque up to 29.5 lb-ft (40 Nm).
—New Atlas, 18 June 2025
The Hightail runs on a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) motor that generates 42 horsepower and 485 lb ft (660 Nm) of torque.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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