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"to deliver a given amount of twisting force—or torque—a reluctance motor has to be larger than an equivalent permanent-magnet motor"

Anyone know how much larger a reluctance motor would need to be? Seems like this would be a problem, since bigger usually means heavier, especially given that the motors are made of iron.



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