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    A DC motor is an electrical motor that uses direct current (DC) to produce mechanical force. The most common types rely on magnetic forces produced by...
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    A brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), also known as an electronically commutated motor, is a synchronous motor using a direct current (DC) electric power...
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    converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. Electric motors can be powered by direct current (DC) sources, such as from batteries or rectifiers, or by...
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  • A brushed DC electric motor is an internally commutated electric motor designed to be run from a direct current power source and utilizing an electric...
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    slower operation is needed. A variant of the DC system is the AC series motor, also known as the universal motor, which is essentially the same device but...
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    The universal motor is a type of electric motor that can operate on either AC or DC power and uses an electromagnet as its stator to create its magnetic...
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  • cross-bar. Most DC-to-AC converters (power inverters), most AC/AC converters, the DC-to-DC push–pull converter, isolated DC-to-DC converter most motor controllers...
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    armature controlled DC motor is a direct current (DC) motor that uses a permanent magnet driven by the armature coils only. A motor is an actuator, converting...
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    reluctance saliency, or DC or AC electrical windings. Less common, AC linear motors operate on similar principles as rotating motors but have their stationary...
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    asynchronous motor). At synchronous speed the rotor poles lock to the rotating magnetic field. PMSMs are similar to brushless DC motors. Neodymium magnets...
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