Slow-running PM motors to become ‘widespread’

Berg Propulsion’s patented PM drive arrangement has the shaft passing through the motor but supported on its own bearings

Source: Berg Propulsion

Low-speed permanent-magnet (PM) motors driving large propellers will become widespread “once electrification happens in segments that have traditionally been diesel engine driven”, believes Emil Cerdier, Product Director at Berg Propulsion.

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