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Originally Posted by e*clipse

One thing about these Toyota motors are that they are "buried permanent magnet" motors. This results in the motors behaving a bit like switched reluctance motors, especially at higher speeds. This allows them to overcome some of the back-emf and run at higher speeds. There's some great information about this in the Oak Ridge National Labs tests on the various Toyota hybrids. Here are two good examples:

http://web.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/121119.pdf
http://info.ornl.gov/sites/publicati...s/Pub26762.pdf

Oak Ridge National Labs seems to know no definition for 'overkill'.

*WOW*

I saw 5 Khz and 10 Khz carrier frequencies on the boost converter. Did I miss the carrier for the controller?

I agree that this would make an AWESOME drivetrain for an EV. And I like the simple interface - 3 wires in, motion out. Whatever is bolted to this drivetrain will move as commanded.