Electric Motors
34 entries in the Electric Motors compendium.
Electric motorConverts electrical energy to mechanical energy via magnetic fields.Armature (electrical)Armature carries current and generates electromotive force in motors and generators.Armature-controlled DC motorA DC motor controlled via armature coils with constant stator flux.Axial flux motorAxial flux motors offer higher torque density and flat construction for diverse applications.Ball bearing motorAn electric motor using the debated Huber effect.Barlow's wheelEarly homopolar motor demonstrating Lorentz force on current.BionXCanadian maker of electric bicycle motors and retrofit kits.Bipolar electric motorA two-pole stationary field motor used from early DC motors to modern appliances.Booster (electric power)Motor–generator set for DC voltage regulation, now obsolete.Braking chopperBraking choppers limit DC bus voltage by switching energy to a resistor.Brush (electric)Conducts current between stationary and rotating parts of electrical machines.Brushed DC electric motorInternally commutated DC motor using brushes for contact.Brushless DC electric motorAn electronically commutated synchronous motor using DC power.Circle diagramGraphical locus of input voltage and current for electrical machines.Cogging torqueUndesirable torque from magnet-stator slot interaction.Commutator (electric)Rotary switch reversing current in DC motors and generators.Compensation windingA winding in the pole face plate that reduces brush arcing.Dahlander pole changing motorA two-speed induction motor using pole-changing connections.DC motorDC motors convert direct current into mechanical force via magnetic fields.Doubly fed electric machineDoubly fed machines allow variable speed with reduced converter cost.Drum motorA sealed, single-component drive pulley for conveyor belts.Dual-rotor motorA motor with two rotors in one housing for improved performance.Electric machineElectromechanical converters using electromagnetic forces for motion or power generation.Electric motor test standTest stand for reproducible testing of electric motors.Electric vehicle motorsElectric vehicle motors convert battery energy into kinetic energy with high efficiency.Electrostatic motorElectric motor based on attraction and repulsion of electric charge.Evolito LtdBritish aerospace firm developing axial-flux motors for aviation.Ferraris' motorEarly induction motor using two-phase alternating current.Field weakeningSpeed control by reducing magnetic field strength in brushed DC motors.Field-oriented controlVector control decouples flux and torque in AC motors.Fleming's left-hand rule for motorsA left-hand mnemonic for motor motion direction.Fractional-horsepower motorElectric motors under one horsepower, powering countless everyday devices.Front electric sustainerElectric sustainer for gliders with removable batteries and foldable propeller.Growler (electrical device)A device for detecting shorted coils in motor armatures.
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