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    Tesla cars use induction motors that are powered by sophisticated battery and motor control systems. While induction motors typically produce less initial torque than other motor types, Tesla is able to optimize torque production through its custom inverters and feedback controls. This allows the induction motors to compete with other motor types for vehicle applications. Tesla cars are also fast, well-designed electric vehicles built for performance and safety, and their nationwide Supercharger network enables long-distance travel. However, Tesla production is currently limited and the vehicles are expensive compared to gas-powered alternatives.

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    Tesla cars use induction motors that are powered by sophisticated battery and motor control systems. While induction motors typically produce less initial torque than other motor types, Tesla is able to optimize torque production through its custom inverters and feedback controls. This allows the induction motors to compete with other motor types for vehicle applications. Tesla cars are also fast, well-designed electric vehicles built for performance and safety, and their nationwide Supercharger network enables long-distance travel. However, Tesla production is currently limited and the vehicles are expensive compared to gas-powered alternatives.

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    Tesla cars use induction motors that are powered by sophisticated battery and motor control systems. While induction motors typically produce less initial torque than other motor types, Tesla is able to optimize torque production through its custom inverters and feedback controls. This allows the induction motors to compete with other motor types for vehicle applications. Tesla cars are also fast, well-designed electric vehicles built for performance and safety, and their nationwide Supercharger network enables long-distance travel. However, Tesla production is currently limited and the vehicles are expensive compared to gas-powered alternatives.

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    Tesla cars use induction motors that are powered by sophisticated battery and motor control systems. While induction motors typically produce less initial torque than other motor types, Tesla is able to optimize torque production through its custom inverters and feedback controls. This allows the induction motors to compete with other motor types for vehicle applications. Tesla cars are also fast, well-designed electric vehicles built for performance and safety, and their nationwide Supercharger network enables long-distance travel. However, Tesla production is currently limited and the vehicles are expensive compared to gas-powered alternatives.

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    WhatmakesthemotorofTeslacarssospecial?
    IknowthatteslacarshaveaninductionmotorinsteadofBLDC's.Butinductionmotorslack
    initialtorqueandtheyaresomewhatlessefficientthatBLDC.Soisittheirbatterythatgives
    outsomuchpower?OrdotheyhaveamodifiedTESLAmotor?
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    AnveshSameer,Batteries,motors
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    No,yougotitwrongbuddy,therewasnowinnerbetweenBLDCandACinductionmotor.
    Letmeexplainthis..
    LetsstartwithDCbrushlessdrives.
    Withbrushlessmachines,therotorincludestwoormorepermanentmagnetsthat
    generateaDCmagneticfield(asseenfromthevantagepointoftherotor).Inturn,this
    magneticfieldentersthestatorcore(acoremadeupofthin,stackedlaminations)and
    interactswithcurrentsflowingwithinthewindingstoproduceatorqueinteraction
    betweentherotorandstator.Astherotorrotates,itisnecessarythatthemagnitudeand
    polarityofthestatorcurrentsbecontinuouslyvariedandinjusttherightwaysuch
    thatthetorqueremainsconstantandtheconversionofelectricaltomechanicalenergyis
    optimallyefficient.ThedevicethatprovidesthiscurrentcontroliscalledanInverter.
    Withoutit,brushlessmotorsareuselessmotors.
    Letsmoveontoinductionmotordrives.Aforerunnerofthe3phaseinductionmotorwas
    inventedbyNikolaTesla.Curiously,thestatorsforthe3phaseinductionmotorandthe
    DCbrushlessmotorarevirtuallyidentical.Bothhavethreesetsofdistributedwindings
    thatareinsertedwithinthestatorcore.Theessentialdifferencebetweenthetwomachines
    iswiththerotor.
    UnliketheDCbrushlessrotor,theinductionrotorhasnomagnetsjuststackedsteel
    laminationswithburiedperipheralconductorsthatformashortedstructure.Currents
    flowinginthestatorwindingsproducearotatingmagneticfieldthatenterstherotor.In
    turn,thefrequencyofthismagneticfieldasseenbytherotorisequaltothedifference
    betweentheappliedelectricalfrequencyandtherotationalfrequencyoftherotoritself.
    Accordingly,aninducedvoltageexistsacrosstheshortedstructurethatisproportionateto
    thisspeeddifferencebetweentherotorandelectricalfrequency.Inresponsetothis
    voltage,currentsareproducedwithintherotorconductorsthatareapproximately
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    proportionatetothevoltage,hencethespeeddifference.Finally,thesecurrentsinteract
    withtheoriginalmagneticfieldtoproduceforcesacomponentofwhichisthedesired
    rotortorque.
    Whena3phaseinductionmotorisconnectedtoutilitytype3phasepower,torqueis
    producedattheoutsetthemotorhastheabilitytostartunderload.Noinverterisneeded.
    (Wereaninverterneeded,Teslasinventionwouldhavebeenuselessuntilsometimeinthe
    1960s.)Thefactthatinductionmotorsaredirectlycompatiblewithconventionalutility
    poweristhemainreasonfortheirsuccess.Incontrast,abrushlessDCmotorproducesno
    startingtorquewhendirectlyconnectedtofixedfrequencyutilitypower.Theyreallyneed
    theaidofaninverterwhosephaseismaintainedinstepwiththeangularpositionofthe
    rotor.
    While3phaseinductionmotorshavegreatutility,theyalsohavesomeseverelimitations.
    TheycannotoperatefromDCACisamust.Shaftspeedisproportionatetolinefrequency.
    Hence,whenusedwithutilitypower,theyareconstantspeedmachines.Finally,when
    operatedfromutilitypower,theyhavelimitedstartingtorqueandsomewhatlimited
    runningpeaktorquecapabilities,whencomparedtoDCtypemachines.
    Addaninverter(withoutanyfeedbackcontrol)anditbecomespossibletopoweran
    inductionmachinefromabatteryorotherDCsourcevariablespeedalsobecomespossible
    simplybyadjustingtheinverterfrequency.Still,torqueperformanceislowcomparedwith
    DCmachines.Addsomefeedbackloopssuchthattheinverterproducesthe
    exactfrequencythatthemotordesires,andtheinductionmotorisnow
    capableofcompetingwithDCandDCbrushlessforvehicleapplications.

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    WHATMAKESTESLASPECIAL:
    1)Theyarefastcomparedtomostotherallelectrics(highestoutputModelSP85

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    does060inabout4.2secondscompareto{gaspowered}NissanGTR060in2.9
    seconds@$101,000).
    2)Theyarewelldesigned,anelectricvehiclethroughandthrough,andbuilttoughas
    atank(Recentnewstodayontheirundercarriagebatteryprotection).ModelSalso
    outperformedthesafetyratingsystemNHTSAIbelieveitwashigherthanthe5/5.They
    alsoneededtouseunconventionalmeanstogetittorollover,asithasaverylowcenter
    ofgravity.
    3)TheSuperchargerstationsThesearepositionedacrossthenationtoallowacoast
    tocoastjourney,withmoretocome(lastIread,theycangetthebatteryto80%inabout
    15minutes).
    Whyaretheynotmoremainstream?
    1)Limitedsupplythereisawaitinglistofafewmonthstogetone.Teslacannotmake
    themfastenough.
    2)Highcostallthispremiumelectricvehicletechnologycomesatacost,cheapestoneis
    about$64,000,withthefastonecominginat$88,000
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