Adaptto E-Drives Lab said:
The problem lies in magnetic flow. For now we don't have exact values of that but it's obvious that this motor is not a good choice for sine-wave operation.
There's probably a more polite way to put this but I'll go with the first thought that came to my mind - that's a load of crap!
I have run crystalyte TC and H40 motors flawlessly on sinewave controllers. I dumped 12kw into a sealed motor for multiple laps around a race track and the windings looked like new afterwards. When I had an unrelated issue with the axle I removed the TC and swapped it straight over for a H40 and was soon back on the track with the new motor again performing flawlessly - without even looking at the controller settings.
Another day on the same bike and riding more sensibly I managed an economy of 15 whr/km over a 60km ride. This was without even a chain on, so absolutely zero pedaling, on a 50kg bike, with fat tyres.
Yes, with the wrong hall angle values entered the motor will run sluggishly, inefficiently and get very hot - but why should the adaptto fail to properly detect this over any other motor?
My point is I have extensive first hand experience that these motors can be both economical and very powerful when driven with sinewave controllers, without touching the settings to optimize it one way or the other.
So to say this motor is not a good choice for sine wave operation is ridiculous. I'm surprised than a bunch of guys who are clever enough to come up with this nice bit of gear would suggest such a thing...
If there's a problem with your firmware then just say that and address it. But don't blame a whole species of both motors and controllers. That's the sort of crap semi-english speaking Chinese sales reps on Alibaba pull when they can't deliver what you're asking for