Comments on: Induction motors https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/induction-motors/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Goober https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/induction-motors/comment-page-1/#comment-165153 Goober Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:27:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24299#comment-165153 I would absolutely love the opportunity to purchase a diesel/electric prime mover with no transmission, dynamic/regenerative braking, and a torque band of nearly 100% from 0 to 6000 RPMs. I would venture to say that a setup like this generating only, say, 150 horsepower would out-pull my current diesel powerplant in my pickup which is nearing 400 horsepower, just by way of the broad torque band, high efficency, and durability. Not to mention that it would likely get better fuel economy, too.

By the way, very interesting post on induction motors. Learned something. Thanks!

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/induction-motors/comment-page-1/#comment-163727 David Foster Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:27:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24299#comment-163727 That “very little cross-over between locomotive technology and automotive technology” is ironic, since GM was for a long time the owner of Electromotive, the main diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer until GE ate their lunch.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/induction-motors/comment-page-1/#comment-163699 Isegoria Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:22:48 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24299#comment-163699 I feel like there’s been very little cross-over between locomotive technology and automotive technology. Has anyone tried making a diesel-electric tractor-trailer rig?

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/induction-motors/comment-page-1/#comment-163677 David Foster Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:49:20 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24299#comment-163677 AC induction motors have been used on diesel-electric locomotives for quite a while now. I wonder why they weren’t initially applied to electric cars?

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