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DC Motors Tutorials

DC Motor Application Considerations - a 4 page tutorial providing general guidelines for the selection of DC motors including:      • Audible noise

  • • Electromagnetic interference
  • • Motor service life

How To Select A DC Motor - a 4 page tutorial describing the basic calculations and inputs needed to properly size a DC motor including:

  • • Available voltage
  • • Output torque required
  • • Output speed required
  • • Physical envelope available
  • • Operating temperature

Motor Calculations - a 9 page tutorial detailing the steps needed to properly size and select a DC motor including:

  • • Calculating the mechanical power requirements
  • • Torque-speed curves
  • • Numerical calculation
  • • Sample calculation
  • • Thermal calculations

Development of Electromotive Force - a 5 page tutorial detailing the basics of the development of electromotive force including:

  • • Faraday's law
  • • The application of Faraday's law
  • • A single coil DC motor
  • • Motor constants