Electrical Machines

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Motor

A Printed Circuit Board or a Disc Armature motor consists of a rotor disc made of non-magnetic and non-conducting material. The armature winding and the commutator are printed with copper on both sides of the disc. The disc armature is placed between two sets of permanent magnets mounted on the ferromagnetic plates. Brushes are placed …

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Motor Read More »

Servo Motor

Servo motors are also called Control motors. They are used in feedback control systems as output actuators and does not use for continuous energy conversion. The principle of the Servomotor is similar to that of the other electromagnetic motor, but the construction and the operation are different. Their power rating varies from a fraction of …

Servo Motor Read More »

Universal Motor

The motors which can be used with a single-phase AC source, as well as a DC source of supply and voltages, are called Universal Motor. It is also known as Single Phase Series Motor. A universal motor is a commutation-type motor. If the polarity of the line terminals of a DC series motor is reversed, …

Universal Motor Read More »

Detent Torque

Definition: Detent Torque is defined as the torque at the maximum load that is applied to the shaft of the motor which is unexcited without causing continuous rotation. It is also known as Restraining Torque and is produced in the rotor of the permanent magnet motor. The detent torque exists because of the residual magnetism …

Detent Torque Read More »

Stepper Motor Applications

The Stepper motor is manufactured in various sizes ranging from milliwatts to hundreds of watts. Its maximum torque value ranges up to 15 Newton Meter and the step angle ranges from 1.8 to 90 degrees. As already discussed earlier What is a Stepper Motor? and the Step Angle. The Stepper Motor Applications have a wide …

Stepper Motor Applications Read More »

Stepper Motor

The name Stepper Motor itself shows that the rotor movement is in the form of various steps or discrete steps. It is also known as Stepping Motor. The number of pulses fed into the controller circuit determines the angular rotation of the motor. Each input pulse produces one step of the angular movement. The drive …

Stepper Motor Read More »

Hysteresis Motor

A Hysteresis Motor is a synchronous motor with a uniform air gap and without DC excitation. It operates both in single and three-phase supply. The torque in a Hysteresis Motor is produced due to hysteresis and eddy current induced in the rotor by the action of the rotating flux of the stator windings. Contents: Construction …

Hysteresis Motor Read More »

Reluctance Motor

A single-phase synchronous Reluctance Motor is basically the same as the single cage type induction motor. The stator of the motor has the main and auxiliary winding. The stator of the single-phase reluctance and induction motor is the same. The rotor of a reluctance motor is a squirrel cage with some rotor teeth removed in …

Reluctance Motor Read More »

Shaded Pole Induction Motor

Definition: The shaded pole induction motor is simply a self-starting single-phase induction motor whose one of the poles is shaded by the copper ring. The copper ring is also called the shaded ring. This copper ring acts as a secondary winding for the motor. The shaded pole motor rotates only in one particular direction, and …

Shaded Pole Induction Motor Read More »