Ulmo
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Certainly not. It spawned one of the most interesting discussions I've seen in years. I appreciate it very much!Yes, we established I was indeed misinformed yesterday. Do we need to rub it in???
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Very interesting stuff. I'm a computer engineer so have some experience with power systems and signal / wave generation, but I'm certainly not up on the guts of induction motor drivers. But we have used lots of them at work and they are pretty fantastic. With just a regular three phase motor and a driver you can change direction, speed, control torque, brake, and do it all very cost effectively. You used to have to use stepper motors or servos to do a lot of that, and in some cases you still need those, but these solid state high power induction drivers / controllers are really cool. It's crazy to think that as your car effortlessly accelerates away from a stop sign that a magnetic field is whirling around at who knows what frequency inside the motor and creating a little, silent hurricane of current and electromagnetic fields that somehow make the wheels turn. In an ICE engine there's fire and explosions; that's easier to understand. But this is basically one step away from magic to 99.9% of people.
Yup. We're closing in on the Clarke quote in several areas. Cars that move for no apparent reason, pans that get hot when put on a random smooth surface when the surface is cool with no fire.
Any sufficiently advanced technology...
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I think we've more or less convinced ourselves that it can't do any harm in normal circumstances on a Tesla, though most other EVs should avoid it where possible (because of the differences between induction and permanent magnet motors.)
It's true that "... compression, BOOM, expansion..." is an easy concept to grasp, but all the stuff that has to happen around the edges for that to work properly is just as mysterious to me as these coils of wires, spinning magnetic fields, and induction making the wheels turn
I think so. I think they said he can go ahead and use the go-pedal to keep the car stationary on a hill. It would damage some other kinds of motors, but not the one in a Tesla. I'm pretty sure that's what they said.
I was piling on, I guess. Five yard penalty, you get two free-throws, and goalie gets an on-side kick.Yes, we established I was indeed misinformed yesterday. Do we need to rub it in???
Bad news, dorks. I just got 17.11.45 and release notes say it prevents hill hold because it damages the permanent magnet flux capacitor modulator bearings. Good while it lasted.
You have a Permanent Magnet Flux Capacitor? Mine is Inductive, but it only works when Mr Fusion is set to high.
