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How do Electric Motors Work ?

Electric motors are everywhere! In your house, almost every mechanical movement that you see around you is caused by an AC (alternating current) or DC (direct current) electric motor. A simple motor has six parts: •Armature or rotor •Commutator •Brushes •Axle •Field magnet •DC power supply of some sort By understanding how a motor works you can learn a lot about magnets, electromagnets and electricity in general. In this article, you will learn what makes electric motors tick

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Question added by Abdalrzak Seafaldean , Data Scientist II , SARY
Date Posted: 2013/05/07
Mawloud Kalimat
by Mawloud Kalimat , General Manager , H. Doctors Pharmaceuticals Industries Company

Electric motors involve rotating coils of wire which are driven by the magnetic force exerted by a magnetic field on an electric current.
They transform electrical energy into mechanical energy.

Raheel Rehman
by Raheel Rehman , Civil Engineer , Mosasa Zaid Alshahri

Well, all of us now know that the motor transform electrical enegery into mechanical energy, we are not putting light upon the role of capacitor, that is starting capacitor, the role of carbon brushes, the poles in which carbon brushes touch and make magnetic field, what starting capacitor do? is there any seperate field for starting capacitor? all these questions need to be answered, in order to understand how do electric motors work. We will also see the type of motors. like induction motor etc.

Ahmed Fuad Mohammed  Humaid
by Ahmed Fuad Mohammed Humaid , Free Works , work for myself

The electric motors work by induction

Raja Soomro
by Raja Soomro , Protection Engineer , Saudi Electricity Company

Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction is the principle on which the motors work.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

An electric motor is an electric machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
In normal motoring mode, most electric motors operate through the interaction between an electric motor's magnetic field and winding currents to generate force within the motor.
In certain applications, such as in the transportation industry with traction motors, electric motors can operate in both motoring and generating or braking modes to also produce electrical energy from mechanical energy.

JOHN JOSEPH JOHNSON
by JOHN JOSEPH JOHNSON , Electrical Associate Engineer , Etisalat

Operate using principles of electromagnetism, which shows that a force is applied when an electric current is present in a magnetic field. This force creates a torque on a loop of wire present in the magnetic field, which causes the motor to spin and perform useful work.

MUHAMMAD BAKHSH
by MUHAMMAD BAKHSH , Electrical Supervisor , SNC LAVALIN & SAUDI KENTZ CO

motor is an electric machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. In normal motoring mode, most electric motors operate through the interaction between an electric motor's magnetic field and winding currents to generate force within the motor. In certain applications. Almost every mechanical movement that you see around you is caused by an AC (alternating current) or DC (direct current) electric motor. 

wellington kamunda
by wellington kamunda , electrician , transnet rail engineering

an electric motor is a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. it works on thwe pricniple of electromagnetic induction. The more the number of poles the less the speed.

Ednil Ortega
by Ednil Ortega , Electrical Technician , Saudi naval support

Put main circuit breaker , Wiring the magnetic contactor , and put control panel, start stop, or wye delta connection

Electric motors are everywhere! In your house, almost every mechanical movement that you see around you is caused by an AC (alternating current) or DC (direct current) electric motor. A simple motor has six parts: •Armature or rotor •Commutator •Brushes •Axle •Field magnet •DC power supply of some sort By understanding how a motor works you can learn a lot about magnets, electromagnets and electricity in general. In this article, you will learn what makes electric motors tick

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