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Old 11-03-2009, 12:07 PM   #9 (permalink)
NiHaoMike
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I thought switched reluctance is mostly good at high speed, low torque. One of my friends who works with HVAC has built a water cycle A/C that uses a compressor she made out of a turbocharger and a custom machined SR motor. It works very well (SEER rating around 21 in "hybrid" operation), but the compressor going at 75kRPMs makes a lot of noise.
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