Questions tagged [motors]
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Understanding Motor Torque calculations
I have an Aluminium square cross sectional rod of $20mm$ X $20mm$. Length 700mm.
At the end of this rod there is a mass of $660$ $g$ attached.
My question is what torque do i need to lift this mass up ...
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1 motor vs 2 motors electric go kart
I am in the process of building an electric go kart, and I came across the expenses associated with such a build. I noticed that motors in the 4kw range are pretty expensive. My only option for ...
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Why is the Current to Motor less than Motor Rated Current?
I have a motor for a submersible pump with a Rated Current of 8.4A as given in the motor's electrical data. However, when it is running, I record a current of 3.4-3.9A. Is there a fault I am supposed ...
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Need to produce vibration amplitude of 200 um (approx) at natural (resonant) frequency, can be any frequency between 100 to 150 Hz
In order to conduct study, I need to produce controlled vibrations with amplitude (maximum) approx 200 um (micro) at frequency between (100-150) Hz. Vibration amplitude must be controlled with input ...
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Quick return mechanism for spring-loaded screw
Looking for a way to convert rotary motion to linear, but it should take less energy to get back to initial position than when going from initial position to the end position.
Specifically, a screw ...
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Measurement of ICE torque
I'm seeking a precise description of engine torque.
We talk about torque in terms of the twisting force that the piston exerts on the crankshaft with a radius equivalent of the rod throw.
Assume ...
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Correct terminology for a zero turn stator winding on a BLDC?
I'm designing a BLDC motor with some unique geometry constraints (~250mm long, ~45mm diameter with a ~35mm bore down the center) and am considering using straight copper bars carrying high current ...
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Locked rotor torque /Starting Torque of DC Motor
I'd like to know how to determine the torque of a starting motor, and how can I see it if I purchase a DC motor.
Thank you.
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Why don't escalators slow down when people get on?
My friend and I were discussing this earlier: why don't escalators slow down when people get on? We are not interested in any fancy schmancy computers that might adjust their speed for capacity/...
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How to attach a cylindrical load to a motor safetly
The project is to rotate a load using a motor with a varying speed between like 2000-10000 rpm.
I'm using a flange coupling to attach the cylindrical tube to the motor. Since I will rotate it to high ...
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how to avoid a clash of magnetic charge and electric charge
now I'm working on a project which involves a dc motor and high voltage. I'm developing a machine consists of a motor to rotate a platform disc and high voltage will be applied during the rotation. ...
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Can I power 4 DC motors with an AC/DC Adapter?
I have 4 24v DC motors that I would supply with a 24V 5A AC adapter I have motor drivers (l298n board) though so I wont be connecting them directly to the adapter.
Question: Is it safe if I power ...
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Multiple Electric Motors on single shaft to improve efficiency
I am trying to build a super-efficient electric boat. The dilemma I am coming across is this:
In normal long range running mode the boat will go at a slow 2.5 knots and only require 400 W power. This ...
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How to couple/connect shaft to disk?
I'm new to part design/mechanical engineering and I have the following question.
Blue: steel shaft, 5/8" diameter, connected to a motor
Green: aluminum disk, 10" diameter, 1/2" thick, 3" hole
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Establish a controlled rotation on gears
I am a 3d designer trying to build a simple device for my project and I have a problem. As you can see in schema below, point G has weight on it and it needs to be a controlled, vertical rotation. I ...
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Resistor to limit maximum voltage of solar panels
I have two 20W solar panels (each Voc = 22.3, Isc = 1.22) in series connected directly to an axial fan driven by an EC motor (rated voltage 48V). Here the maximum operating voltage when very sunny has ...
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How to control a roller gate using 2 motors - when one fails the other works
There is a gate which is to be controlled by 2 motors, but one should work and when one fails the other should work. AND THE CONTROLLER USED IS A PLC
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How to calculate torque requirement for vehicle with Mecanum wheels?
What are the changes specific to mecanum wheels when calculating torque requirements for a vehicle. I have the data for the vehicles mass, top speed and top acceleration.
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Do wave washers need to be on either end of bearings in double bearing induction motor
I have a typical small electric induction motor given to me in pieces.
It has two wave washers which I am told should sit between the bearing and the assembly.
I am not sure which bearing needs the ...
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Understanding input shaft torque for a motor without a shaft
I'm looking through this catalog at the motorized rotary tables and it says on page 114 that the maximum input shaft torque is 150 oz-in.The rotary table doesn't have a shaft so I'm confused as to how ...
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Power torque and rotational speed of a not running yet DC motor
If the power $P = C\omega$, so how a DC motor powered by $P = 10\text{ W}$ can work as $\omega$ is of course 0 rad/s at first, because if $\omega = 0$, then $P = C\omega = C\cdot0 = 0$?
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Coupler to connect motor shaft to perpendicular rod/shaft
I have a stepper motor (this one). Its shaft is of type "oval" or whatever, so like a circle but with 2 flat sides.
Imagine the motor shaft pointing straight up, in the z-axis. I want a 6-inch rod, ...
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Calculating the proper power of a motor
I'm trying to build a filament extruder with some basic available tools and materials. Simply the main principle of the machine is to insert some amount of plastic raw material ( ABS in our Case ) to ...
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Calculating the torque requirements of the motor for a specific case
I want to use a DC 12/24V motor to rotate an assembly of glass tubes(image attached) through a hollow shaft of 25mm OD and 22mm ID, the shaft is supported on bearings on both the sides(assume minimum ...
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How much could this motor lift and how fast?
How much could this motor lift and how fast? If I connect a belt to its axis about 1cm away or even 10cm away from its tip.
Torque: 1.5Nm
Peak Torque: 10Nm
Power: 9-30A, to 1000W.
https://www....
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Driving parallel shafts with single motor and torque required to drive them
I want to drive 4 shafts in parallel with a single motor. The shafts will be driven by chain drive using double single sprockets as shown in figure. If 1 kg-cm of torque is required to drive a single ...
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Stepper motor skipping steps
I'm using two stepper motors (datasheet below) to pan and tilt a platform. The bottom motor spins fine without the breadboard glued to the top platform. However, it behaves unpredictably and skips ...
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How does one calculate torque required to lift a quadruped body with gear-worm driven legs?
I am designing a quadruped robot with legs driven by gear-worm motors as opposed to hydraulics or pneumatics. However, I am stuck at the calculations for the motors, motor drivers, and power supply ...
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What is your best recommendation to optimize the torque/speed relationship of a motor?
I'm a engineering student currently taking Thermodynamics and we have this project for our finals which is a sort of reeling /towing device, the assignment consists in a reeling motor that has to tow ...
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smallest highspeed stepper motors?
In my project I've been using galvo scanners for rotating small mirrors but they seem like an overkill at this point for several reasons:
1) Even though I use the slowest and smallest scanners out ...
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Where is the resistance in my DC hub motor coming from?
I'm designing an electronic speed controller for an electric bike and I recently mounted my wheel and performed some tests. The wheel (an old 24V brushed DC motor) works pretty much exactly how I ...
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How do I calculate the velocity of the piston?
I have a system with a motor connected to the trapezoidal lead screw. The lead screw is connected to the tube which is connected to the piston. The piston has to pump 1000cc oil against a pressure of ...
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Design torque calculation for an electric vehicle
We are building an electric vehicle. How is the required torque determined for our vehicle for a given total weight of the vehicle, highest vertical gradient and maximum acceleration? We need this ...
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Is hall sensor also used in PMSM drive scheme as like used in BLDC motor?
I am little bit curious about, is hall sensor also used in PMSM motor drive? Since in PMSM motor the voltage applied is sinusoidal, all 3 phase are active, so a rotating flux is introduced, which is ...
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Torque and Power Selection of DC motor
I have an object and I know the Inertia $(I)$ around the axis it needs to rotate at a constant speed $ (w) $.
The operating acceleration torque of the load must be the product of Inertia and the ...
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How do I design an experiment to measure torque in series DC motor which uses leadscrew to transmit power?
I am designing a variable buoyancy system in which trapezoidal lead screw is used to transmit power from motor to piston using a connecting tube.The piston is used to pump oil in and out of the ...
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Extruder torque Calculation
I am wondering if there a formula or a guidebook in calculating the torque of an extruder.
Currently I'm studying as an electrical engineering student and I need to choose an AC motor that's able to ...
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Running 220V single phase motor on 240V, and did I burn it?
I have a motor thats rated for 220V single phase. My house has 240V single phase. Im trying to run this motor but it doesn't budge and I don't even hear a hum. I know power is getting to it from ...
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Motors, Horsepower, RPM and Litres per minute
How do I get a rough estimate of how many litres per minute a motor can push?
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Understanding Electric Motor Power, Torque, kV etc, and How to Select Motors with the Right Power for the Job
I've got a project in my head about taking a 1/10th scale OpenRC truggy and replacing the 1/10th scale motor with four smaller motors, one for each wheel, to allow me to do torque vectoring with ...
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Motor coupling connection
I choose an AC motor (IEC) with frame number 71. The key on the shaft of the motor is $5mm,$, $4.23 mm$ and $6 mm$ in diameter. At other hand i cant't find a safety coupling (torque limiter) with ...
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How to regulate torque/RPM on an IWD vehicle
Generally, I'm interested in simple (DIY) electric vehicle design problems. I saw some photos of electric vehicles as in the following pic:
or also you could check this youtube video.
The vehicle is ...
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Derivation of motor shaft conversion load inertia
I'm looking for a derivation of this formula. If anyone could show me how to do it I'd be very appreciative.
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How does a two dimensional elevator work?
If you watch this video, you can get a sense of how an elevator can operate in two dimensions. But, what I can't figure out is how it is driven.
If you consider a conventional elevator, there is a ...
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DC motor disconnect sensor
Looking for advice on how to turn off a motor when there is an item blocking a sensor. I found an inductive proximity sensor that I think could work. I am trying to make a brass case annealer similar ...
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What is a 10 turn potentiometer
I'm trying to figure out how to construct a CNC XY table, ala this instructable:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Low-Cost-Hobby-Servo-XY-Table/#discuss
I'm a noob with mechanical design/mechanical ...
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choosing between v belt and round belt for fast RPM, low torque application
My pulleys are going to be rotated with a 1000-2000 RPM motor, with a constant RPM controlled by a hall effect sensor, there is going to be almost no torque as one of the pulleys just has a 100 gram ...
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How to find required size of AC gear motor for planetary mixing application? [closed]
I want to find a suitable AC or DC gear motor for concrete paste mixing. The application details are given below
Material type - concrete paste
RPM - 30-200rpm
Qty of material - 30Liters
Mixing style ...
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How much torque will I need to pull a 2250Kg load?
I need to use this to find a motor that will be able to pull at most 2250 kg at a 1.5 m/s pace. At peak acceleration, I would like this to accelerate at 0.5 m/s2. The area that the load ...
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Am I looking for the right motors for my RC car?
I am working on creating an RC car, and I tried doing some math to determine the minimum motors I need for the wheels, but I'm not sure if I am correct. Would the following specifications be adequate ...
