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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