Motors drive oxygen concentrator compressors Product News Network, May 22, 2006

Featuring rotor with magnetic circuit, Series TG 2300 eliminates magnet wire and iron laminations in stator. In combination with neodymium-iron-boron magnets, thin air gap creates high power density motors with high inertia, minimizing losses caused by torque pulsation and facilitating smooth, quiet operation. Oxygen concentrators using TG 2300 motors can be powered by 24 V battery, car accessory socket, or standard 110 Vac electrical outlets.

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - April 19, 2006 - ThinGap Corporation, the leader in high power density DC motors, today announced the TG2300 Series of motors designed for use with oxygen concentrator compressors. The high efficiency TG2300 motor series allows longer battery life and higher inertia for smooth and quiet operation, while reducing weight.

"ThinGap's technology is well-suited to deliver the high efficiency needed for long battery life, even at lower speeds, and although lower speeds lead to vibration caused by compressor torque pulsation, it is smoothed by the high inertia of the TG2300," said Rean Pretorius, president & CEO, ThinGap Corporation. "ThinGap technology is gaining acceptance as a preferred technology for portable oxygen concentrators as cost reductions have become a catalyst for accelerating their use and patients find them lighter and much easier to transport than oxygen bottles."