e-Power Technology

Nidec-Embraer JV to Develop Electric Propulsion for Aviation Market 

Japan’s Nidec Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric motors, and Brazil’s Embraer aircraft company are moving ahead with plans to establish a new joint venture called Nidec Aerospace to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. They announced in October receiving all regulatory approvals necessary to proceed. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial Builds Ferrite-Magnet Motor Prototype, Adds AI to Its Toolkit for Developing New Materials 

For design engineers, simulations can be important tools in the product development process but actual performance by a prototype is a welcomed step better. That’s the status at materials company Proterial where a prototype motor built with its innovative new ferrite magnets confirmed the promising results from an earlier simulation model – challenging the performance of neodymium magnets in EV motors. Separately, the company announced that it is embracing artificial intelligence techniques in its efforts to develop more new advanced materials serving a variety of markets. […]

e-Power Technology

Nippon Drops Electrical Steel Lawsuit Against Toyota, as Automaker Embraces e-Mobility 

Embracing a vision of finding your future in e-mobility, Toyota’s future will no longer be in court battling Nippon Steel in three patent infringement cases over the giant automaker’s use of electrical steel for its motors. After two years of litigation, the cases were closed about the same time that Toyota proclaimed its “Find Your Future” theme at Japan Mobility Show 2023, formerly the Tokyo Motor Show, envisioning the adoption of multiple forms of electric vehicles. […]

e-Power Technology

EV Power & Propulsion Systems Deliver Maximum Electrification Properties With Components Containing Magnetic Metals’ Tape Wound Toroidal & Cut Cores

Magnetic Metals’ tape wound toroidal & cut cores deliver the essential magnetic properties and efficiencies required for: Transformers that power EV Charging Stations, Transformers that control & monitor AC induction & DC motor performance Power […]

e-Power Technology

Military Drone Deploys Hefty Payload at NATO Exercise 

BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics recently demonstrated the capabilities of their electric-power heavy-lift drone during a large NATO exercise in Portugal to integrate the latest maritime technologies across allied forces. Powered by multiple permanent-magnet electric-motor propulsion systems, the T-600 uncrewed air system (UAS) is a demonstrator aircraft that is capable of vertical take-off and landing, can carry a payload of 200kg and can travel at up to 140km/h.  […]