American Superconductor Corporation today announced it has built and demonstrated the world's first 5,000-horsepower (hp), high temperature superconductor (HTS) electric motor.

It is as little as half the size and weight of a conventional 5,000-hp motor. Its net electrical losses, including losses associated with cryogenic cooling of the HTS wires, are up to half the ...

American Superconductor has successfully completed load-testing the world’s first 5,000-horsepower (hp), high-temperature superconductor (HTS) prototype electric motor. The company, based in ...

American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) has built what is believed to be the first 5,000-hp motor that uses high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires in its rotor, says the company. The ...

The most recent car to premiere with Yasa motors is the Mercedes-AMG GT XX concept. It uses three axial flux motors to ...

The drag car, which has four HyperPower QFM-360-X motors for a combined 5,000 hp (4,000 kW) and 21,000 Nm (15,489 lb-ft), should be capable of mixing it with the best nitromethane Top Fuel racers.

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