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  2. Electric motor - Wikipedia

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    An industrial electric motor . An electric motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of torque applied on the motor's shaft.

  3. Armature (electrical) - Wikipedia

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    In the armature, an electromotive force is created by the relative motion of the armature and the field. When the machine or motor is used as a motor, this EMF opposes the armature current, and the armature converts electrical power to mechanical power in the form of torque, and transfers it via the shaft. When the machine is used as a ...

  4. AC motor - Wikipedia

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    An AC motor is an electric motor driven by an alternating current (AC). The AC motor commonly consists of two basic parts, an outside stator having coils supplied with alternating current to produce a rotating magnetic field , and an inside rotor attached to the output shaft producing a second rotating magnetic field.

  5. Ferraris' motor - Wikipedia

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    Fig. 2—Ferraris motor (larger version) In 1885, Professor Ferraris constructed the motor depicted in plan in Fig 1, which was not, however, publicly shown till 1888. It was exhibited in 1893 at the World's Fair at Chicago. It consisted of two pairs of electromagnets A A and B B', having a common yoke made by winding iron wire around the exterior.

  6. Category:Electric motors - Wikipedia

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    Sawyer motor; Scalar control; Series wound motor; Series-parallel switching; Servomotor; Shaded-pole motor; Shaft voltage; Single-molecule electric motor; Singly fed electric machine; Slip ring; Spacecraft electric propulsion; Specific fan power; Split-phase electric power; Stator; Stepper motor; Sub-Micro AC Drive; Superconducting electric ...

  7. Field coil - Wikipedia

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    The large brown molded-plastic piece in the foreground supports the brush guides and brushes (both sides), as well as the front motor bearing. A field coil is an electromagnet used to generate a magnetic field in an electro-magnetic machine, typically a rotating electrical machine such as a motor or generator.

  8. Wound rotor motor - Wikipedia

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    Wound-rotor motors can be started with low inrush current, by inserting high resistance into the rotor circuit; as the motor accelerates, the resistance can be decreased. [ 1 ] Compared to a squirrel-cage rotor , the rotor of the slip ring motor has more winding turns; the induced voltage is then higher, and the current lower, than for a ...

  9. Reluctance motor - Wikipedia

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    The switched reluctance motor (SRM) is a type of reluctance motor. Unlike brushed DC motors , power is delivered to windings in the stator (case) rather than the rotor . This simplifies mechanical design because power does not have to be delivered to the moving rotor, which eliminates the need for a commutator .