Glossary term

electric motor

A CRMA equipment term for a device converting electrical input power into rotational mechanical output power with rated output of at least 0,12 kW.

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What does electric motor mean?

Electric motor is a CRMA equipment term for devices converting electrical input power into rotational mechanical output power. The CRMA definition includes the rated output equal to or above 0,12 kW threshold; it is not every powered component, not a whole appliance or vehicle, and not proof that a permanent magnet or critical raw material is present.

Source context

This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 47. It connects strategic-technologies end uses such as wind-energy generators, heat pumps, industrial robots, and other equipment to component and material-demand questions.

Official definitions by source

EU Critical Raw Materials Act

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials

a device that converts electrical input power into mechanical output power in the form of a rotation with a rotational speed and torque that depends on factors including the frequency of the supply voltage and number of poles of the motor, and with a rated output equal to or above 0,12 kW

CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.

Reference: Article 2, point 47

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Practical application

Implementation records should capture the motor identifier, rated-output value, rotational-output function, material-demand link, torque or speed context, product/component relationship, permanent-magnet evidence where relevant, and distinction from whole-product or material-origin claims.

Minespider commentary

Electric motor is a motor-component anchor control: the evidence consequence is that product architecture can connect to magnet and strategic-raw-material questions without assuming that every motor proves permanent-magnet content or critical-material origin.

Common confusions

  • An electric motor is not the whole vehicle, appliance, robot, heat pump, or wind-energy system.
  • The CRMA definition includes rated output equal to or above 0,12 kW.
  • A motor record does not by itself prove permanent-magnet content, critical-material origin, or recovery potential.