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Detailed inspection of DC motors and components

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Detailed inspection of DC motors and components

What is a DC motor? How Does a DC Motor Work? One of the types of electric motors is DC motors that play an important role in industrial parts. In this post, we will first provide a brief definition of DC motors and review dc motor working principles. Then we introduce the types of DC motor and finally, we examine the DC motor parts. Stay with us.

A DC motor is any of a class of rotary electrical motors that converts direct current electrical energy into mechanical energy. The most common types rely on the forces produced by magnetic fields. Nearly all types of DC motors have some internal mechanism, either electromechanical or electronic, to periodically change the direction of current in parts of DC motor.

 



 

Advantages and Disadvantages of DC Motors:

here is a wide range of DC motors in different dimensions and sizes, suitable for different needs. Small ones can be used in toys, tools, and home appliances, and larger ones are used in the elevator and hoists and propulsion of electric vehicles and industrial appliances. dc motor parts and functions

These engines are made of different parts. Some DC Motor Components include:

1.Stator 2.Rotor 3.Yoke 4.Poles

We will now explain each of these sections.

Yoke one of the components of dc motor is the Yoke. A Yoke is a magnetic frame made of cast iron or sometimes steel, which works as a protector. This protective cover keeps the inner parts of the motor safe and sound and also supports the armature. The yoke also houses the magnetic poles and field windings of a DC motor to help to support the field system.

To view the dc motor diagram, refer to this link.

Some of dc motor advantages are as follows:

They have a very high and strong starting torque

Their maintenance is easy and takes little to no time

They are suitable for low-speed torque

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DC Motor Types

There are different types of DC motors. Some of the dc motor applications are:

Shunt DC Motors One of the DC motor types and applications is Shunt. Shunt dc motors are a type of direct connection motors in which the shunt field winding is only parallel to the armature winding and not the series field winding. Shunt dc motors are also known as compound wound dc motors. Shunt dc motors provide excellent speed regulation, as the shunt field can be excited separately from the armature windings. This feature of shunt direct connection motors provides simplified reversing controls. read more

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor

https://www.linquip.com/blog/dc-motor-working-principles/

https://cdn.wartsila.com/docs/default-source/euroatlas-files/euroatlas_reference_list_map_010121.pdf?sfvrsn=fa8f8d44_2

https://www.linquip.com/blog/dc-motor-types/

https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/motor-systems

https://www.linquip.com/blog/dc-motor-parts/

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