Newb Asks: Do we use the Prius motor or the Prius Plug-in one?

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[Gregski]

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as good as The Greg is, he does report in past tense !!!

[0tik]

At 360V it outputs about 50 kW up to 50 kph and in field weakening diminishes to 30 kW at 120 kph. As far as I remember this translates to 1500 and 3600 rpm auf MG2

Do you know the reason for that? I thought electric motors were only limited by their thermal design or overheating. Why would the motor stop at 50kw?

[johu]

Because power = speed x torque . Since the motor is high inductance it quickly needs high voltage to maintain torque. Torque is actually tremendous but only up to 1500 rpm or thereabouts. Then it drops so speed x torque never becomes very large