Nissan Leaf Motors
The Nissan EM motor is an electrical motor manufactured by Nissan Motors.
its used in a variety of vehicles, mainly the nissan leaf
It is an 3-phase AC synchronous power electric motor, utilizing interior neodymium permanent magnets.
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EM61
The em61 motor was used in the first generation nissan leaf. It's a stand alone ipmsm motor, with a theoretical peak power output of a 250kw+.
Regarded as nissans "r&d" motor, being the presents of stronger rare earth magnets. resulting in a slightly higher torque output efficiency than the gen2 em57 motor.
In the stock OEM leaf, the motor was battery and inverter limited to 80kw and made 280Nm of peak torque.
The EM61 made its debut in 2010. It was used only in the first generation Nissan Leaf (ZE0 2010-2012).
EM57
The EM57 is an improvement over the first generation. It was first released with the AZE0 Nissan Leaf refresh in 2013.
This motor features a smaller footprint, allowing for 11.7 kg of weight savings in the inverter/motor package. The motor also trades some peak torque for a more efficient power range.
The em57 utilizes a stacking architecture for the power electrons, compared to the isolated nature of the em61 motor.
Nissan has continued to use the em57 motor through multiple generation of vehicles, resulting in mechanically plug and play OEM inverter upgrades.
inverters currently compatible with the em57 motor:
- gen 2 leaf 80kw inverter
- gen 3 leaf 110kw inverter
- gen 3 leaf 160kw inverter
It is used in the following electric vehicles:
- Nissan Leaf (AZE0 2013-2017)
- Nissan e-NV200 (2014-Present)
- Nissan Leaf (ZE1 40kWh, 2018-Present)
- Nissan Leaf (ZE1 62kWh, 2019-Present)
It is also used in the following hybrids:
- Nissan Note e-Power (2017-Present)
- Nissan Serena e-Power (2018-Present)
EM47
The EM47 motor released in 2020 with the refreshed Nissan Note. It is only used in Nissan's e-POWER lineup. It features a 40% size reduction and 30% weight reduction
It is used in the following hybrids:
- Nissan Note e-Power (2020-Present)