Tesla Motors Club

Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed a technique for making magnetic components in electric motors from plastic bonded iron powder (PBIP) that can cut aggregate production cost in half and nearly double the output of the motor. The method is the result of 15 years of collaboration between researchers from the fields of electrical power systems and industrial production.

A key component in motors is the magnetically conductive material, usually made up of bundled laminated thin plates with coils wound around them. This type of motor construction contains many small parts and takes a long time to manufacture.

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