• DocumentCode
    1498040
  • Title

    Progress in the design of traction motors

  • Author

    Baldwin, M. J.

  • Author_Institution
    Motor Engineering Division, General Electric Company Erie, Pa.
  • Volume
    68
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1949
  • fDate
    6/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    479
  • Lastpage
    485
  • Abstract
    The past quarter of a century has witnessed important progress in traction-motor design. The primary objective of the designer has been to achieve weight reduction. In order to evaluate the advances made along this line, the author uses “speed-ratio power” as a basis of comparison.
  • Keywords
    Coils; Commutation; Gears; Insulation; Materials; Traction motors; Windings;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1949.6444812
  • Filename
    6444812
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1498040