Professor Osamu Ichinokura, Associate Professor Kenji Nakamura, and Assistant Professor Hiroki Goto, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, has developed an axial gap type switched reluctance (SR) motor, completely free of rare earth magnets, while providing comparable torque with commonly used motors using rare earth magnets. Development and testing applications for use in electric powered cars with eye toward further utilization and study will be continued.

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Assistant Professor Hiroki Goto

Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

TEL: +81-22-795-7056

E-mail: goto*ecei.tohoku.ac.jp (Replace * with @)

Professor Osamu Ichinokura

Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

TEL: +81-22-795-7052

E-mail: ichinoku*ecei.tohoku.ac.jp (Replace * with @)