Succeeded in developing a prototype high-power aircraft propulsion motor (Halbach motor).
The Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture has now succeeded in developing a prototype high-power aircraft propulsion motor (Halbach motor) through joint research with IHI Corporation, and collaboration with MARC Research Institute, Inc.and local
companies in Akita Prefecture(Kobayashi Industry Co., Ltd., Sanei Machine Co., Ltd., Miyakoshi Seiki Co., Ltd.,and Yokote Seiko Co., Ltd.).
This prototype motor achieved a maximum design output of 250kW as a result of characterization using the Motor Characteristic Evaluation System installed in The Evaluation Laboratory for Next Generation Motors operated by Akita University.
This prototype motor has a compact design with a volume of about 3 liters, with a core consisting of a permanent magnet and an iron core.