4 ms·
I saw a comment a few years ago from a guy that claimed to design electric motors. He said the design space is pretty hashed out. But what's changing is control
by Gibbon1 5y ago
I saw a comment a few years ago from a guy that claimed to design electric motors. He said the design space is pretty hashed out. But what's changing is controls and use cases.
That said I think rocket lab gets 50hp out of the soup can sized motor they use for their turbo pumps.
- jbay808 5y agoIt mostly is, but way at the boundaries of performance where cost is no object, I wouldn't be surprised to see a company like Koenigsegg advance beyond normal limits, using pricey materials like cobalt steels, sintered powdered iron, phase-change cooling, or other tricks that are beyond mortal budgets.