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PM DC Motors
Experts say the single most important advance in PM motor technology was the introduction of rare-earth magnetic materials in the mid-1970s. Samarium-cobalt and, to a lesser extent, neodymium has replaced AlNiCo and ferrite materials in many motors. Though rare-earth magnets cost more than other
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Mighty motors
powerful magnetic material at room temperature, with high flux density at high magnetization. It also resists demagnetization and is less costly and brittle than samarium cobalt, another widely used rare-earth material. The motors also deliver more power in a smaller size. For instance, to power
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Stepping Motors
, moreover, is on the order of +10% of step angle, a value that generally relegates the motors to unsophisticated motion-control applications. Maximum pulse rates are for 100 steps/sec for large units to 350 steps/sec for small units. Rotor inertia is moderate between 5 and 75 gm-cm2. Rare-earth magnets
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Torque motors do the trick
the circumference for powerful rare-earth magnets. As an extreme example, a torque motor for a telescope drive has a diameter of 2.5 m and a length of only 50 mm and it still produces a continuous torque greater than 10,000 N-m. Torque motors are also "frameless" motors. This means they don't have
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Selecting DC Motors
, however, in automobiles and other areas where low cost as well as reliability is important. Newer designs use rare-earth samarium-cobalt and neodymium magnets. Most magnets have stable magnetic properties within the normal operating temperature range of the motor. But some magnets have a higher
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Definite and Special-Purpose Motors
be smaller. In toothless motors that use ceramic magnets, flux density in the air gap is much lower than in conventional motors. The low density results from the large air gap, an inherent characteristic of toothless construction. Toothless motors equipped with rare-earth magnets, however, operate at high
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Getting to know stepper motors
, rare-earth magnets are more susceptible to damage from heat than ceramic magnets. Step angle. While hybrid motors typically come in step increments of 0.9 to 3.6 , PM steppers range from 3.6 to 18 in a full-step mode. The greater the angle, the fewer steps are needed for the motor shaft to make one
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China ups the motor ante
and distribution infrastructure. There aren't any good bearing manufacturers in China, says Jones, so they're forced to buy from the Japanese. They are making the magnets because they control the rare-earth-magnet elements, but the quality from lot to lot still varies significantly. Plus, the transportation