The new motor's performance was validated at the Evaluation Laboratory for Next Generation Motors of the Akita University Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture, the largest facility of its kind in Japan. The development is part of IHI's research into advanced electric and hybrid electric propulsion systems, under the auspices of Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.
IHI's new motor was validated at the largest facility of its kind in Japan, the Evaluation Laboratory for Next Generation Motors of the Akita University Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture. The development is part of IHI's research into advanced electric and hybrid electric propulsion systems, under the auspices of Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.