Japan, Oct. 2 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its energy- and resource-saving synchronous reluctance motor and inverter traction system (SynTRACS) for railcars has received a 2025 R&D 100 Award from the U.S. publication R&D World. This marks the 28th R&D 100 Award that Mitsubishi Electric has won to date.The SynTRACS is equipped with the railway industry's first synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) to save energy and resources in railcars. The SynRM does not incorporate permanent magnets or rare earth materials in its rotor, and it is controlled with an inverter. Tests with actual railcars showed that energy consumption decreased by 18% compared to conventional high-efficiency induction motor systems, demonstrating signifi...