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Research · 2026 · 8 min read

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less magnet material in the researched demonstrator

From drive cycle to manufactured rotor.

How Alexander Schugardt optimized a permanent-magnet motor for efficiency and magnet use, carried the result into physical rotor laminations, and checked the simulations against measurements.

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Method notes

Method note · 2026 · 6 min read

design spaces for the same rotor model

How much freedom should the optimizer get?

A locked magnet, a parameterized magnet, or a free material layout. What each design space can find, what it costs to search, and why the widest one is not always the right choice.

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