Discover how to create a simple electric motor using everyday materials in this step-by-step tutorial. Learn how to build a ...

I am trying to reduce the electrical noise from a 12V 5A brushed dc motor, driven via a pulse width modulator. Much as I would have fun trying various configurations, I would also like to get the ...

Sizing a DC motor to accurately meet a set of requirements can be a thankless task. Sizing a DC motor to accurately meet a set of requirements can be a thankless task. Having to choose between ...

In the 1830s, a self-educated blacksmith invented a brush and commutator dc motor. Thomas Davenport first witnessed an electromagnet in action separating iron ore in the mining process. He bought one ...

Several industries – including mining, steel, rail and power generation – rely on large motors equipped with commutators to produce the power required by their applications. However, without precision ...

Electric motors can seem very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by step to understand how it works. Topics covered in this video: circuits, current, ...

THOSE who are acquainted with Dr. Goldschmidt's writings will open this book with the expectation of finding a very intricate subject treated in clear and simple style, and this expectation will be ...

RECENT advances in the application of single-phase alternating currents to electric traction have given rise to a large volume of literature dealing chiefly with the motors employed. The possibility ...

DC machines can be classified as self-excited, separately excited, permanent magnet (PM), and brushless. Self-excited machines can be further classified as shunt, series, and compound. Compound ...

Industrial applications use direct current motors because the speed-torque relationship can be varied to almost any useful form -- for both motor and regeneration applications in either direction of ...