A3 Motor & Motion College

The Basics of Precision Brush and Brushless AC and DC Motors

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About the course

Which electric motor should be used for machine tools? Medical pumps? Diagnostic equipment? Robots? Missile and aircraft flight controls? Air conditioners? Electric power tools? Hybrid automobiles? Electric bikes and scooters? This course will review the input and output performance characteristics of 11 different types of electric motors. Also included are applications as well as electronic power and control electronics. Emphasis is on how each motor type and its associated electronics work, and new motor developments, which are challenging the current leaders. Each motor type is matched to an offensive position on a football team. Learn which motor type is best represented by the center, a lineman, or the quarterback.

About the Instructor

Daniel JonesDaniel Jones received a BSEE degree from Hofstra University in 1965 and an MS in mathematics at Adelphi in 1969. He has over 49 years experience in the design of all types of electric motors and generators from 10w to 500 Kw and has held engineering design, management, and marketing management positions at a number of companies. Recognized as an international authority on electric motors and motion control, Dan has written 250+ technical articles/papers and held seminars in 10 countries. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of SMMA and the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA). Dan is a life member of IEEE, and a member of ASME.

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All courses include take-home reference materialsTrain a group of your employees for less than it would cost to send them out for training and do so following your own optimum schedule.

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Course Outline

  1. The Electric Motor
    1. History
      1. Magnetism
      2. Volta/Oersted
      3. Faraday
      4. Maxwell, Tesla and Others
    2. What is an Electric Motor?
    3. Two General Motor Classes
      1. DC Motor Family
      2. AC Motor Family
    4. The Electric Motor Football Team (11)
  2. The Brush DC Motor
    1. History
    2. Basic Brush DC Motor Types
    3. General Comments – Commutation
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. DC Driver Overview – Amplifiers
    6. Some DC Motor Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  3. The AC Induction Motor
    1. History
    2. Basic AC Motor Types
    3. General Comments
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. AC Inverter Drives Overview
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  4. The Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor
    1. Multiple Names for BLDC Motors
    2. History
    3. Basic Brushless DC Motor Types
    4. General Commutation Schemes
    5. Representative Data Sheets
    6. BLDC Drivers - Amplifiers Overview
    7. Some Applications
    8. The Football Position Earned
  5. Line Start AC Motors
    1. History
    2. Basic Types
    3. General Comments
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Inverters Work Here
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  6. Step Motors
    1. History
    2. General Comments - Commutation
    3. Basic Step Motor Types
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Step Motor Control Techniques (Basic)
    6. Step Motor Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  7. Switched Reluctance
    1. History
    2. General Comments - Commutation
    3. Basic SR Motor Configurations
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Driver/Controller Overview
    6. SR Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  8. Synchronous Reluctance Motors
    1. History
    2. General Comments
    3. Basic Configurations
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Driver/Controller Types
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  9. The Universal Motor
    1. History
    2. General Comments
    3. Basic Types
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Driver/Controller Types
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  10. Linear Motors – Brushless PM
    1. History
    2. General Comments
    3. Basic Linear Motor Configuration
    4. Representative Data Sheets
    5. Driver/Controller Overview
    6. Linear Motor Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  11. The Transverse Flux Motor
    1. History
    2. General Comments
    3. Basic Configurations
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Driver/Controller Types
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  12. The Piezo Electric Motor
    1. History
    2. General Comments
    3. Basic Configurations
    4. Performance Characteristics
    5. Driver/Controller Types
    6. Some Applications
    7. The Football Position Earned
  13. Final Comments


Available Courses

BASIC MOTOR THEORY, OPERATION, AND APPLICATION

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR DESIGN

OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS ELECTRIC MOTORS AND MOTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

PERMANENT MAGNET FUNDAMENTALS

PERMANENT MAGNET DC MOTOR DESIGN

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR DESIGN

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL

THE BASICS OF PRECISION BRUSH AND BRUSHLESS AC AND DC MOTORS

FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS AND INDUCTION MOTOR CONTROL AND DRIVES

BASIC MOTOR/GENERATOR THEORY

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