How much voltage can a 100watt DC electric motor handle?

Subject: How much voltage can a 100watt DC electric motor handle?

Date: Thu Jun 8 03:11:08 2000
Posted by C.Flores
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Santa Ana State/Province: California Country: USA
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 960448268.Eg

Message:


For an electric car, a GM electric motor rated at 100 watts propelling a 
2000lbs car.  If there is a calculation to determine that ratio that would 
be great.  The power source would come from NiMH batteries of 12v each.  I 
am looking at 2 applications.  One as a reliable and economical way to 
propel a 2000lb.car on streets/highways....thinking 144volts should do it?

The 2nd application would be to attempt a world speed record (current 
record by an electric car is 184 mph) and would like to know how much 
power can be applied to a DC motor to achieve 200+mph.  Again with 2000lb 
as the weight benchmark.  Your help is appreciated thank you!

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