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Question about power capacity of electrical motors.

From	"Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.electromag, sci.electronics.design, sci.physics
Subject	Question about power capacity of electrical motors.
Date	2017-07-15 13:43 -0400
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I read that the Tesla electric motor is able to achieve its remarkable power
to weight ratio of 8.5 kW/kg, about 10 times better than a typical gasoline
engine, because it tightly winds its copper wires in its coils therefore
being able to carry more current in the same space. If so, then we should be
able to produce more power if we have a material that can carry more
current.

Carbon nanotubes are such a material. In tests they can carry orders of
magnitude more current than ordinary conductors such as copper, aluminum, or
gold. The problem is they've only be able to be produced for short lengths,
a few centimeters at most.

But an interesting research on nanotube-copper composites showed they can
carry a 100 times more current than standard copper. So for the same size
electric motor we could produce 100 times more power than currently:

Posted: Aug 06, 2013
Novel CNT-copper nanocomposite delivers a 100-fold increase in current
density
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=31710.php

For the Tesla that would not be as major a deal because of the small size of
the motor at only about 32 kilos for the Tesla S, a vehicle that weighs
thousands of kilos.

But that would be major for large scale motors used in other scenarios.
These can weigh thousands of kilos, and could then be reduced to only tens
of kilos. It would also be especially important for proposed electric
aircraft that many groups are working towards.

So is it really true we can increase electric motor power levels simply by
using wire of higher current capacity?

Bob Clark

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Question about power capacity of electrical motors. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2017-07-15 13:43 -0400
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