James Hendershot,  IEEE Fellow

102 Triano Circle, Venice Florida 34292

Electric Motor Design Expert

 Generator Design

High Speed Motor Design

Motor Manufacturing Processes

Motor Vendor Sourcing 

JIM the MotorSolver using MotorSolve

PM Synchronous  AC  Motor Design

Brushless DC Motor Design

Switched Reluctance Motor Design

AC Poly-Phase Induction Motor Design

James R. Hendershot. has retired on Sept 9, 2006 from MOTORSOFT which he founded in 1989 and sold to Fisher Electric Technology in 2004.   He has 40 years experience in practical hands-on PM & SR brushless motor design, manufacturing and development. He has designed hundreds of brushless motors for computer disc drives, servo systems, high speed machine tool spindles, traction drives, hybrid vehicles, micro-turbines and diesel generators.   He has written numerous technical papers, publications and given tutorials on many different electric motor topics.  Hendershot is the co-author with Professor TJE Miller of one of the leading text books on Permanent Magnet Brushless Motors and Generator Design. (ISBN 1-881855-03-1) 

The principle design services offered by Jim Hendershot involves expert electric motor design and simulation.  Detailed motor design training courses are also offered along with motor manufacturing processing, vendor selection assistance and patent advice..

The design and simulation tools used by Jim Hendershot for detailed and accurate electric machine design include MotorSolve & Magnet 2D/3D (by Infolytica), PSIM (by PowerSim), AutoCad, Solid Works, Matlab/Simulink & MathCad.

Jim Hendershot holds degrees in Physics and specializes in the design and analysis of  both electro-magnetic and permanent magnetic devices.  In addition to continuing studies in magnetics and electric machines Jim Hendershot has 35 years of extensive experience designing, manufacturing and applying electric motors of most all types.  

 

Patents

 Professional Affiliations

  • Five patents on Switched Reluctance DC Brushless Motors

  • Two patents on low inertia DC Servo Motors

  • Four patents on magnetic particle clutches & brakes

  • One Patent on Brushless DC Motors

  • Two Patents Pending

  • IEEE Fellow

  • Member of SAE

  • Member of Motion Alliance

  • Incremental Motion Control Society

  • Robotics International Society of Manufacturing Engineering

Published articles by Jim Hendershot available for download 


For more information regarding Jim Hendershot's services

Florida Office 102 Triano Circle, Venice Florida 34292

 

Tel:  941-492-3533  Fax: 941-375-6923
Cell:  941-266-7631

Email:  hendershot@ieee.org        
             jrhendershot@comcast.net            

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