How can cogging torque be reduced in permanent magnet synchronous motors?

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When considering buying an electric vehicle, like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air, consider the technology. Lucid uses a permanent magnet synchronous motor as compared to a more conventional induction motor. Some innovative technology reduces torque cogging


https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabu...air-will-have-517-mile-range/?sh=6740de4e4b37
https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that...ars/lucid-air-ev-500-miles-on-a-single-charge
https://www.motioncontroltips.com/whats-the-difference-between-cogging-torque-and-torque-ripple/

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As someone who works with vibrations in PMSMs, I was hoping for a looser-lipped explanation of their cogging torque reduction techniques...

For a given slot/pole combination, it's mostly geometric considerations.
Cogging can be reduced by:
increasing air gap
doming the poles
skewing the slots or poles
changing the slot tooth depth or opening...

All of these have their own drawbacks in efficiency and overall torque production. But none of this is proprietary information.