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Nissan Leaf EM57 Motor

The Nissan EM57 motor has been used on several different cars over the years.

Mechanical interface

Mounting flange

Coming soon…

Output axle

Coming soon…

There are some interesting alternatives, for example:

Electrical interface

Phase busbars

Coming soon…

Resolver connector

The resolver output is a 8-pin Yasaki RH connector.

PartPDM (Male)Wire Harness (Female)
Housing7282-8855-307283-8855-30
Terminal7114-4415-02
7114-4415-08
7114-4416-02
7114-4416-08
7114-4417-02
7114-4417-08
7116-4415-02
7116-4415-08
7116-4416-02
7116-4416-08
7116-4417-02
7116-4417-08
7196-0104-02
Wire seal7158-3165-90
7158-3166-60
7158-3167-80
7158-3168-80
7158-3165-90
7158-3166-60
7158-3167-80
7158-3168-80

pinout:

PinNameDescriptions
1TempTemperature sensor
2TempTemperature sensor
3ExResolver excitation coil
4Sin +Positive sinus output
5Sin -Negative sinus output
6Cos -Negative cosinus output
7Cos +Positive cosinus output
8ExResolver excitation coil

The resolver calibration is stamped on the motor housing and must be written to the traction inverter after replacing motor/resolver. See YouTube video linked below.

Cooling

The motor needs coolant flowing through the cooling circuit. More info TBD

References

  • OpenInverter project: Wiki
  • Nissan Leaf resolver write YouTube
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