Electric vehicle conversion

tacoma_kyle

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No, they do not all produce max torque at 0 rpm. You have to look at the PDF spec sheets to find break-down torque and locked rotor torque (0 rpm).

Two terms back I did a project with a 220VAC 3 phase motor and the locked rotor torque was only like 80% of the max torque, according to the MFG's spec sheet.

Hell here is the specific spec sheet. Break-down torque = max torque. Locked rotor = 0 rpm
http://web5.automationdirect.com/static/specs/ironhorsetpci.pdf

I will note thought that is A/C and not DC.... but you did specify 'electric motors' which is incorrect. We didnt work as much with DC so I dont know for certain. I dont -recall- it being any different.
 

tacoma_kyle

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Yeah that is for sure. I need to read more on DC electric motors that I forgot from class. Depending how you have power to them, they can basically wind to a infinite rpm. Except that cant happen because they will tear themselves apart.

Hence one of the reasons for speed controls. ;)
 

dslocal

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the motor I used was a brushless motor so it bassically had no rotating resistance so if you touched the throttle w/o any load on it it would wind up like a siren. Did that once by accident and it took almost 10 minutes to stop