Questions tagged [motors]
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Is it possible to have the load cell signal as feedback to the servo drive of the servo motor?
In my project, I have to control the linear motion in one of the two modes. It will be either position control or load control. for the displacement control, The servo motor takes the quadrature ...
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How do I find and assemble the parts for a motorized cup that I'm trying to make? [closed]
I'm trying to create a motorized cup that will have a hatch at the bottom open after a set period of time. I've included a picture with all the general parts that I think I will need.
This is just a ...
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Real life example of motor/piston involving an isoterm process?
So I am involved in an introductory course in mathematics for pilots. I have the following problem I would like to give them, as it can be a practical application of integration
However, does there ...
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Belt starter generator - BSG and ISG
I am learning about Hybrid vehicles.
I want to understand how does the car starter-alternator-battery system change in an BSG driven car system from a conventional car system.
Can someone please ...
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AC Motor On/OFF Control using SSR instead of contactor
I would like to control a 1-phase 3HP motor using a SSR ( the reason being, I need to switch it on/off using a signal (0-5VDC).
Are normal SSRs (ex:Fotek 40A model) capable of handling the starting ...
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Designing A Freely Spinning Object
I'm doing a project that involves spinning up a (roughly) 2.28 kg object to 5000 rpm (via a DC motor) and then letting it continue rotating under its own influence (without any more input from the ...
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Attaching Gear onto Motor
I want to attach a 12 toothed spur gear with a bore diameter of 6mm onto the shaft of this motor (6mm diameter). How would I go about doing this? From what I see, the shaft is smooth so is my only ...
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What will happen if we place a couple of separate, small stators around a long rotor instead of 1 large stator around a short rotor?
My original theoretical consideration was using the electric motor's rotor as drive shaft in a car. It led me to this question: "What will happen if we place a couple of separate, small stators around ...
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Sizing an AC Servo Motor for lifting pallets
I am trying to size a servo motor and my basic physics and math is so rusted that I can't figure out how to go about it?
The scenario is as follows:
I need to lift an object in the vertical direction ...
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DC Motor with a power supply. How to handle regenerative braking?
I'm currently trying to build a balanced inverted pendulum using a reaction wheel.
I bought a motor (12V max 30A), a motor driver (Cytron MD30C) and a power supply (0-24V 30A). My problem is when the ...
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Impact of Gearbox on Motor Inertia
If you consider a motor attached to a spur gearbox with a reduction ratio of say $r=50:1$ which is then back-driven so that the motor acts as a generator, what would be the effective moment of inertia ...
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Reading Motor Datasheet
I'm doing my first machine design for a project and I have a Honda GX160 combustion motor which has the following specs for power and speed:
I'd like to use 0.24 HP at 2000 rpm. Is this possible? Or ...
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Etymology of the term “journal bearing”
Typically the word "journal" refers to a collection of written records, experiences, or transactions. However, there is a common type of bearing known as a sleeve bearing, radial bearing, or journal ...
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Calculating optimal angle on a rolling pulley wheel, which holds weight, on a horizontal cable
The 40 kg load on the rope accelerates from 0 to 50km / h in 6 seconds.
The rope is tightened with a force of 500kg while the whole assembly is on it.
The middle pulley is driven by a dc motor.
I ...
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Why large industrial units combine induction and synchronous motors?
We usually use induction motors to turn electrical energy to mechanical, however synchronous motors are the machines on the other side of the grid (generation).
A week ago we had a student visit to ...
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How can I model a hysteresis curve from data?
I have the task of modeling the current to torque mapping for a given motor. I have an experimental set up where I can retrieve current, torque pairs.
Now my initial approach was to model the ...
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Delta Robot: Torque and Motor Sizing
Question: Is 56 Nm enough torque for a delta robot with the below dimensions and specs? If not, what would be the minimum torque needed? Thank you in advance for your help.
I am working on a rotary ...
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The optical encoder resolution
The optical encoder has a code wheel with a single track of slots and two photodetectors. The photodetectors are positioned so that they produce signals with a 90 degree phase difference.
I want to ...
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How to rotate the blade?
I have developed a design for a river cleaning machine which can cut and collect weeds. The problem which is facing is how to rotate the circular blade which is attached in front of the machine. I ...
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Does a motor suffer damage when resistance to the intended motion is met?
I'd like to create something similar to a hydraulic press. I know I need some sort of motor, but I was curious about a fundamental question about motors when used in a system where the force required ...
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how to calculate required torque and rpm to through a 160 gram cricket ball horizontally at 160km/h velocity?
I am going to design a bowling machine. In this design, I'm going to use two motors that are being placed vertically and their shaft are attached with two horizontal identical wheels with a space of ...
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DC Inverter motor AC utilization category
I am looking at specs of an air conditioner unit. It uses DC inverter technology and maximum current listed as 21.5A
So are DC inverter motors considered resistive or inductive? What utilization ...
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what does 775 mean in a 775 dc motor? [closed]
I don't understand sometimes what numbers actually mean in some naming conventions of many types of motors. Is there a good repository of knowledge regarding this subject except for those boring books?...
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Programmable motion on a metallic planar surface
This question is based on just a vague imagination. I am wondering if there is some way to programatically, make an object move on a planar surface in arbitrary paths (curved , swiggly lines etc) (not ...
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What is the top limit for torque per diameter ratio for electrical rotation mechanism working in a tube?
Use case: industrial stop valve placed in an another pipe welded perpendicularly making a T-shape.
To make the question more specific let's consider 50mm inner diameter pipe for the linear actuator ...
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Why do pitching machines use wheels and not solenoids, actuators, servos or peumatic cylenders?
I guess that generating movement is harder then keeping a wheel rolling, but in terms of power consumption is it possible to compare the power consumption of a motor for driving wheels to that of a ...
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How to obtain transfer function of servo?
I am using a servo motor and controlling it via arduino. Servo motor is part of a control system and I have to use System Identification techniques in order to obtain the servo's transfer function. ...
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How can I calculate the power and torque required for the motor on a wheeled robot/vehicle?
How can I calculate the power and torque required for the motor on a wheeled robot or vehicle if a particular acceleration or movement up an incline is required?
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Working out Motor torque
I need to calculate the required motor for a mobility scooter with the following user requirements.
The mass of the scooter with passenger = 120kg
Max Speed of scooter = 9Km/h
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Trying to reduce RPM of a combustion motor
I'm trying to reduce the rpm of a combustion motor. It operates at 2000 rpm with 3HP, and I need it to work at around 12 rpm (no matter the power). I've made the math with sprocket and chains, but the ...
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Why is the Bush of a motor not replaced with a ball bearing?
Ball bearing reduces friction to a large extent than sliding friction. Motors use a metal ring called bush which slides against the shaft when the shaft is rotating. If a force is exerted on the shaft ...
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Isn't this explanation of speed regulation in a DC shunt motor wrong?
This site:(https://www.motioncontroltips.com/faq-what-are-dc-shunt-motors-and-where-are-they-used/ ) explains the speed regulation of DC shunt motor as follows: If the load on the motor is increased, ...
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Rotating vertical pole setup
software person here, venturing for the first time in the design of a mechanical system for a hobby project. Please note I have some experience in disassembling, fixing, reassembling mechanical ...
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Contrradicting answers for relation of speed of a motor with current
For a DC motor, speed of the armature is inversly proportional to current.
But at the same time, we know that torque of the armature is directly proportional to the armature current. Since speed can ...
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Calculating needed motor to spin a disk at low RPM
I'm designing a machine that I need to spin a horizontal disk at low RPM using a motor and gearbox. I'm not good at physics so I need help to find a motor/gearbox to fulfill my needs.
It's a ...
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oscillation motion from DC motor (computer fan)
I intend to make an oscillating motion from a simple computer DC fan (say 5V).
My question is: could a signal generator with a sinusoidal signal of (say voltage 5V and frequency of 5 Hz) be used to ...
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Why cannot series DC motors self regulate its speed?
When load increases on shunt DC motor, the speed decreases resulting in a downfall in back-EMF. This in turn, causes the net voltage, and hence the current to increase causing an increase in torque ...
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Does it matter the type of motor used ? Couldn't the wiring be changed to achieve high starting torque?
A series DC motor has a high starting torque thanks to its field wiring consisting of thicker wires and fewer turns resulting in high starting torque. And a shunt DC motor do not have a high starting ...
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Wouldn't placing an inductor instead of a capacitor have the same effect in fans?
A capacitor is kept in the circuit of a fan to overcome the trouble of having torques in both directions. I would like to know if the capacitor could be replaced with an inductor without resulting in ...
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Why doesn't the flow of current through the conductors in the rotor of a fan affect it?
The rotor of fan is shown as a series of circles arranged in a circular manner. From youtube videos, I came to know that this is sort of a top view and the circles actually represent conductors ...
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What is causing a pulsating, low-frequency vibration in an induction motor?
I have this old squirrel cage induction motor (nameplate below) that I just replaced the bearings on. When it runs, there is a rattling noise that gradually gets louder and then softer, repeating ...
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How To Obtain The Correct Differential Gears With Motor Shaft Adapters
My knowledge in gears in limited to their types (bevel, spur, etc). I am trying to combine the power/torque of two DC motors using a differential gear.
I have a good handle on the idea and design ...
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Atmospheric motor concept plausible?
So this is kind of like a stirling engine. Would this work?
A box that has a crankshaft, and two connecting rods that is under a vacuum (with no air inside of it.) The connecting rods are facing ...
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Get engine rpm using accelerometer
I'm studying the possibility to read an engine RPM by reading the vibrations of it. Basically an engine is "oscillating" on a car chassis on all 3 axes (X, Y, Z) but mostly on the Y one. When ignition ...
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DC motor Magnetic axis of armature winding vs EMF
When considering the cross section of a DC motor we have:
I notice that the Magnetic axis of the armature winding is aligned with direction of the EMF that will cause the rotation. Is there a ...
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I've never seen this type of flexible coupling, can someone tell me what it's called?
Putting together a project, I've found this clutch but I've never seen this type before. It has a sort of flexible plate connecting the two parts, attached to both in two places corresponding to where ...
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off-scale torque measured - what is my torque arm?
I have assembled a benchtop torque measurement stand for evaluating electric motor and controller efficiency.
The motor is 49kV , 5kW brushless outrunner.
Input power reading is taken from motor ...
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Generally speaking are inrunner motors better generators than outrunner motors or vice versa?
Using a motor as a generator but looking to test something
I understand that outrunners have a higher torque but would that be neccesarily good for generating electricity or not?
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How effective are pancake motors as generators and why
Using a motor as a generator but looking to test something
Why would or would they not be good generators
thanks
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Cheap electrical motor that can spin freely in both directions when unpowered
I am looking for a cheap (preferably under 2000 USD) electrical motor that can spin freely in either direction when the motor is unpowered. The motor will be used as an alternative source of power to ...
