Questions tagged [motor]
An electrical actuator that converts electrical energy into rotational motion or sustained linear motion (linear motor). There are many types of electric motors. If the specific type of motor is known, it is helpful to use or add a more specific tag, such as dc-motor, brushless-dc motor or induction-motor.
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Making a motor turn a certain amount by a button [closed]
I'm new here, so sorry for any inconvenience/misunderstanding. I want to have 4 motors that will all turn 90 degrees forward then stop on a button. Then when the same or different button is pressed, ...
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How can I get this 12v motor to run smoothly, and is it set up safely?
This is my first attempt at electrical engineering, so I'm sorry if this question seems basic, I couldn't seem to find answers anywhere.
I want to wire a 12v motor to an on/off switch and power with ...
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will a 48V DC motor work with a 36V Battery and controller
I have 1000W / 48V ebike motor. I have a 36V battery and 1000 W controller from another ebike. Could I use the 36V battery and controller with the 48V motor?
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How to make a motor capable of resisting physical movement?
Is it possible to make a motor capable of resisting physical movement?
For example, at the gym you control the resistance to movement by putting more load, more weight. Is there a way to control that ...
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Using arduino and transistor for motor control
I am currently a computer engineering student trying to build a simple circuit to vary voltage by using a transistor and a arudino uno. The motor draws between 12v and 28v with a current of about ...
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Stepper motor controlled by turning only in one direction and stalling in opposite direction
I am controlling a high-torque stepper motor (23Y204S from Anaheim Automation with 8 lead-wire) using a microstepping driver (MBC15081) and Arduino.
The winding wiring is connected as bipolar series ...
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How “safe” is it to put a higher voltage into a small DC motor?
The main board in my old rechargeable philoshave failed. Not wanting to give up easily, I soldered direct onto the DC motor (as pictured). The motor is rated for 3.6V (pictured), but I get a much ...
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DC permanent magnetic motor control issues
We have a 180 V dc permanent magnet motor.
When engaging the control board while the motor is hooked up. The output to motor drops out and reads no voltage. If I take the motor leads off the ...
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Is it necessary to provide surge suppressor to every control relay?
We have a motor control centre installed in garage for a commercial outlet.
The MCC has a SMC-Flex ( Low voltage soft starter).
The control relays (700 HA33) are connected to the SMC control ...
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Asynchronous single phase Motor do not start
I have got from my company scrap an old Alcatel Vacuum Pump. After taking apart the pump and cleaning everything, I tried to make the motor run. Unfortunately apart a noisy 50 Hz the motor don't turn....
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Flux and inductance in simple motor
This is the front view of a cylindrical motor of depth (or height) \$D\$. There are three windings: \$\alpha\$ (stator), \$\beta\$ (stator) and \$\gamma\$ (rotor):
Considering the core to be of ...
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what would happen if I used a rheostat in series with a motor to drop my 230v ac supply to 110v ac?
I realize that I would be running higher (a little more than double) current through the motor I'm just curious if it would damage my motor?
The motor is a 1 hp, 110V/60Hz driving a meat grinder.
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BLDC startup algorithm
How do real world algorithms for sensorless BLDC motors handle startup under load?
Right now I run phase 1 for a few milliseconds to get the rotor in a known position, the I run open loop for a ...
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bldc regenerative braking, braking torque
I'm trying to figure out the braking torque calculation for a BLDC simulation.
Now if I'm looking at a datasheet I know the torque at a given rpm at acceleration.
If I brake with regenerative breaking ...
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Is there a motor design where a rotor gradually moves into a stater? [closed]
I was wondering if there is a motor/generator design where the rotor moves gradually in and out of the stator along the axis of rotation, or the stator over the rotor, but the primary motion is rotary,...
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what is field exitation type of 775 DC motor?
There are different types of field exitation modes. Some of them are
Shunt wound
series wound and
permanent type
So, what type of motor is 775 DC motor?
i have tried to search the type from ...
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Speed limiter - 24v Motors
I'm looking for a way to limit the speed of some wheelchair motors in order to gain better control when using them in my RC device.
Currently the motors are very sharp and don't ramp up to speed, ...
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calculation of torque constant based on bldc datasheet, getting different torque constants
I'm trying to get the torque constant of a bldc.
Based on this:
how to read datasheet
I just divide the torque at any given point with the current.
I tried out that method with different values and ...
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Pre charge resistor switch
I have a 12V 40A motor. I have a switch between the motor controller and the battery.
I want to put a pre charge resistor in the path. Like in the figure.
My questions are:
1) The pre charge ...
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Motor / VFD / Protective Earth
I have little experience with AC motors since I'm majoring in Mech.E. My team is setting up an AC motor with a VFD to control the movement of an airfoil inside a metal cage we built. I understand the ...
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Design of a motor SPDT switch that can be triggered by 5 V or 3.3 V digital output
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I am designing the electrical system for a vehicle that has 12 brushed dc motors / linear actuators, they are driven by 6 identical dual-channel motor driver boards, that provide a maximum ...
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BLDC Motor max load
Hi i have a BLDC moter https://www.banggood.com/350W-48V-DC-Brushless-Motor-Geared-Ebike-Tricycle-Kit-Engine-Electric-Scooter-p-1419702.html?akmClientCountry=NL&rmmds=cart_middle_products&...
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VHS(C) tape speed issues - how does the speed change for different modes?
I have a VHS-C camcorder that has a lot of trouble keeping constant speed for the main tape motor (even with the battery fully charged). Most of the time it's way too fast (similar to fast forwarding),...
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Would the motor reverse if phases swapped for this case?
A servomotor power connection pins are given as follows:
U V W are the three phase terminals. Would the motor reverse if I mistakenly swap phases U and V namely if I connect pin 1 to W and pin 3 to U?...
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motor or actuator which fits these specifications [duplicate]
This is a repeat question with more details;
As a hobbyist and blissfully ignorant of electrical engineering, I wonder if someone out there is willing to give me some feedback?
Is there a battery ...
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Don't know which transistor I should use
I am new to transistors. I want to know which transistor I should use which will suffice for my H bridge. My motor draws 1.2A at 6V when stalled.
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How do you drive a variable reluctance stepper/SRM as a generator?
I think I understand the principles, even if not the details, of operating a VR/SRM as a motor. But I don't understand, and can't find any good explanation online of, the principles for how to use one ...
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Attiny85 crashes when I run a motor through an L293D
I'm trying to run a motor through an L293D turned on and off by an Attiny85. The Attiny85 has the micronucleus bootloader on it, which is why pin 3 is connected to a pull up resistor.
On the Attiny ...
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Motor Voltage and Current Limit of Brushed DC Motor
What fundamentally limits the applicable voltage in a motor? From what I understand, the input to the motor is a relatively constant impedance (since speed is on the order of 100 Hz) and it is ...
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Proper Way to Drive this H bridge
MIC4605-2YM Datasheet
Given the circuit above what is the proper way to drive this H bridge in a manner where I can change the motor direction. the datasheet shows a sample circuit of a full H bridge ...
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Can you power ac motor in ev with ac generator? [closed]
Can a smaller ev with ac motor be powered by an ac gen instead of using a battery pack and everything that would go along with it? If so, what would the arrangement be going from gen to motor?
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How to control BTS7960 43A motor driver directions?
The board has two PWM inputs, see:
Do I have to use four pins to control two motors?
Thanks
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Help with modeling a 6-phase motor in Simulink
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right subsection, however I've recently started working on a project.
I have little background on the subject. I've a degree in electronics which mainly focused on ...
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Loading an Asynchronous Generator
I am doing an experiment that involves loading an asynchronous 50 HZ generator. For the load to consume current it has to be a capacitive load to cause a phase shift between the current and the ...
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Stepper Motors (NEMA-17) Won't Run When Wheels Are Attached
My team and I are creating a robot using 4 stepper motors with mecanum wheels and an Arduino Uno. The code appears to be correct, and the motors seem to run just fine on their own, but once we screw ...
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How does force feedback [hardware] work?
Force feedback steering wheels are fairly common, but I don't understand how they work.
Specifically, how does a "direct drive"($$$) steering wheel apply a force one way while moving in another ...
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If a 110 volt motor asks for 4W does that mean I will have to change the wall power? [closed]
I am new to electronics like motors so help on how to set this up would be awesome.
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stepper motor driver heats up
I have this motor driver design set up on a breadboard for a bipolar stepper motor. I was able to drive the motor forwards and backwards for about 5 minutes. I realized that two of the P mosfets were ...
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What are differences between neodym motor wheels and copper motors?
I want to learn about electrical wheels, typically used in electric bicycles. But most of information I could find is related to marketing, and nothing on theory. This is probably due to "relative ...
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Motor-side of BLAC supply goes into overvoltage when regenrative braking using an LM5060
I am currently using an LM5060 for protection of the motor supply on my BLAC motor driver. Everything works well until I decelerate the motor quickly, this makes the supply voltage peak above the OVP ...
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How to read Torque-Power diagram for an asynchronous motor
I'm sorry if my question is too stupid, but I am not able to correctly understand how to compare the information showed by the torque-power diagram with the motor test data for a 2000W Asynchronous ...
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3 Phase PMSM Motor Current Measurement: Figuring out the 2 negative terminal currents with 1 positive current measurement
I am trying to implement F.O.C for a PMSM machine with a custom made inverter board. The H-bridges are from Infineon (IFX007T) and they provide current sensing capabilities. The problem is, i need the ...
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Wiring AC motors in parallel
I am having some Somfy motorized curtains installed in my home, but I struggle to understand the following statement in the manual:
Wiring multiple Sonesse 40 WT's in parallel will result in damage ...
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Use a TRIAC to connect/disconnect a capacitor to a PSC motor
In the image above, we see a PSC motor, with its 3 terminals, connected to a control board.
This board has a RUN capacitor always connected to the motor. When the motor has to turn, the board applies ...
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Why isn't fast decay mode on an h bridge damaging
I'm struggling to understand how fast decay mode works on an h-bridge used for stepper motors . Particularly I've been looking at fast decay mode in this data sheet: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva321/...
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How does one determine the type (AC v. DC) and operating voltage of small motors?
I've become fascinated by Rolling Ball Sculpture (RBS) and plan to start building my first one soon. Typically a RBS uses a low-voltage, low-RPM motor to carry the marbles to the top of the structure ...
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What model of stepper motor is this?
I am salvaging a stepper motor I found however I don't know what model it is. I tried google the number at the bottom of the motor, but nothing came out.
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Some questions about a servo motor driver input ratings
A servomotor drive input can be supplied either 3-phase or single phase.
The photo of the driver nameplate is shown as follows:
Does that mean in full/nominal load if this drive is supplied single-...
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3 phase motor change from 440 V to 220 V with diagram question
Some confusion the way my new machine is wired. I bought a sander not hooked up and the guy thought it was wired at 440. I need to set it to 220. The motor says 220/440. I have 220 at my shop with ...
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Will switching a LED on and off at a said frequency reduce or increase heat loss?
In my case, a 50W 34V LED is being used to light a small box. To reduce heat generated by the LED, we are switching it on and off at 50Hz.
But I was wondering will this actually help? In the case of ...
