hackertube.io

Tesla Model 3's motor - The Brilliant Engineering behind it

Sabin Civil Engineering · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cars, EVs & motorcyclesMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

An engineering explainer on why Tesla abandoned the induction motor for the Model 3 and used an IPM-SynRM design. It covers the reluctance torque and permanent magnet principles behind the choice.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a clear explanation of the Model 3 motor and reluctance rotor design.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “have been surprisingly good.”

    Surprisingly good engineering explainers

    sorenjan, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “1937 film explains how a car differential works”

  2. “This youtube video describes it rather well, and I'd recommend giving it a watch”

    Explains Model 3 motor's reluctance rotor design

    londons_explore, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “A 17-year-old designed a novel synchronous reluctance motor”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tesla model 3, reluctance motor, permanent magnet, ev motors

Also recommended by the same people