August 25th Webinar hosted by Exro Tech

[dan_s]

I bullish on the company that is hosting our next luncheon. It has a solid team and technology that is a "Game Changer" for electric motors.

When engineers design an electric motor for a given application, the motor is optimized for either torque or speed, as the two factors are often mutually exclusive. That’s not a problem if the motor is only subjected to a constant load or speed, but what if the product needs a lot of torque under certain conditions and high speed under different conditions? The conventional solutions are to add a gearbox or to use multiple motors—both of which add cost, complexity and weight to a product. Alternatively, engineers may simply compromise and design the motor for torque, speed or something in the middle, accepting inefficient operation everywhere outside the motor’s “sweet spot.”

Exro Technologies takes a different approach—an electronic gearbox of sorts—and the company is gaining traction in the electric mobility market. I spoke with Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir and CCO Josh Sobil, who gave me a rundown of the technology and its applications.

Read more: https://www.engineering.com/Electronics ... Speed.aspx