Eliminating Ball Bearings and Gearboxes in Orhont’s Gapless Rolling MotorThe concept of a motor that significantly reduces or potentially elim...
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Eliminating Ball Bearings and Gearboxes in Orhont’s Gapless Rolling Motor
The concept of a motor that significantly reduces or potentially eliminates traditional mechanical elements such as ball bearings and gearboxes is being explored by Orhont Magnetics.
Alex Dobjanski, founder of Orhont Magnetics, has developed what he describes as a “gapless rolling electric motor” concept. The design aims to reduce or eliminate conventional friction-based components such as ball bearings and gear systems, depending on the specific configuration.
By minimizing mechanical contact elements like bearings and gearboxes, the design is intended to reduce friction-related wear, lower maintenance requirements, and potentially improve operational smoothness and acoustic performance. In principle, such approaches can also contribute to improved power density and system compactness, although performance depends strongly on implementation and validation.
Dobjanski reportedly uses multiphysics simulation tools from Ansys (now part of Synopsys) to refine and validate aspects of the design prior to prototyping. Simulation-driven engineering is commonly used in advanced motor development to reduce physical prototyping costs and accelerate iteration.
Learn more about Orhont's motor design and how the Ansys Startup Program can support your early-to-mid-stage business: https://bit.ly/4f1dLv4
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The concept of a motor that significantly reduces or potentially eliminates traditional mechanical elements such as ball bearings and gearboxes is being explored by Orhont Magnetics.
Alex Dobjanski, founder of Orhont Magnetics, has developed what he describes as a “gapless rolling electric motor” concept. The design aims to reduce or eliminate conventional friction-based components such as ball bearings and gear systems, depending on the specific configuration.
By minimizing mechanical contact elements like bearings and gearboxes, the design is intended to reduce friction-related wear, lower maintenance requirements, and potentially improve operational smoothness and acoustic performance. In principle, such approaches can also contribute to improved power density and system compactness, although performance depends strongly on implementation and validation.
Dobjanski reportedly uses multiphysics simulation tools from Ansys (now part of Synopsys) to refine and validate aspects of the design prior to prototyping. Simulation-driven engineering is commonly used in advanced motor development to reduce physical prototyping costs and accelerate iteration.
Learn more about Orhont's motor design and how the Ansys Startup Program can support your early-to-mid-stage business: https://bit.ly/4f1dLv4
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/envision-a-motor-that-eliminates-ball-bearings-ugcPost-7475914595761721344-URZ3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEBDhzIBsyuiuDI0-eiNhRpHh9ad-Axkqtk