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What new technologies are influencing DC motor design?
51 answers
DC electric motors are apparently more powerful and thus able to substitute for hydraulic / mechanical systems.
~DAVID P, Engineer, WESTLAND, MI
Micro-magnetics, better insulation materials, miniature hall-sensors, ESD protection for hall sensors.
~Engineer, Seattle, WA
The new uses in cars and vehicles in general, because the motor must have less weight and more power.
~Technical Support/Services, Madrid, Spain
Better solid state control
Better performing brush grades that support solid state operation
~Engineering, Consulting, Blue mountains, Australia
Hybrid combination with on board generator, solar heat (over 500 degrees F) .
~Dan M, Engineering Consultant, Honey Brook, PA
Soft start controllers and latest insulation material and the brushless type.
~Fredrick G, Engineer, Suva, Fiji Islands
Field voltages, Permanent magnet compact design, feedback tacho, size of motor
~Sanjay Nagarkar, Facilities Manager, 1Lagos, Nigeria
I want 60,000 rpm high speed dc motor of 750 watt for cont application
~MAHESH KUMAR G, Faculty/Staff, BANGALORE, INDIA
Winding insulation materials, protection features and cooling system
~Engineering, Consulting, Angul, India
Magnet performance, surface treatment, bearing systems, electronics
~Eugen E, Project Manager, Luzern, Switzerland
Coreless design utilizing an armature rotating around a magnet.
~Research & Development, Paso Robles, CA
4 pole ferrite and rare earth magnets at car body applications
~Mathias R., Research & Development, Solingen, Germany
Noise suppression, electronic commutation, winding geometries
~Engineering, Design, Des Plaines, IL
Direct drive motors, multiphase designs, axial flux motors
~SUBRAHMANYAM SISTA, CHIEF TECHNICAL MENTOR, HYDERABAD, INDIA
Smaller size and increased torque, brushless technology,
~Madhukar Reddy, Student, Bangalore, INDIA
Magnet Alloy to give improved Torque/ Mass ratio
~DAVID Y, Design Engineer, ABINGDON, UK
Better and stronger magnets. Better conductors
~Engineering, Design, Kaunas, Lithuania
Brushless dc and ac for precision movement
~Quality Control/Assurance, Toronto, Canada
Increase in output power and reduction in size
~Martin P, Design Engineer, Farnham, UK
Permanent magnets, brush-less technology
~General Corporate Mgmt, Dumaguete, Philippines
Brushless are very important and torque
~Theodore J, Design Engineer, São Paulo, Brazil
Permanent magnets , 4 quadrant control
~Craig O, Industrial Electrician, Perth, Australia
Electronic Controlled mechanism system
~Cruz Jr. O, Technical Support, Quezon City, Philippines
Haven't been studying them for a while.
~Martina Z, IT Adviser, Zagreb, Croatia
Cold start condition, Gear reduction
~Purchaser, Indore, India
Compact. High torque vs. light weight
~Martin L, Technical Support, Hoorn, The netherlands
Frequency regulated AC motors
~Fred G, Design Engineer, Salem, US of A
Microcontroller
~Molnar Florin, Engineering Consultant, Baia-mare, Romania
Robotics in all purposes
~Pere Roura, Owner of a Little Aiport for Ultralight Aircraft near Barcelona, Palafolls, Spain
Size & control methods
~Engineering, Faculty/Staff/Student, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Brushless control chips
~Alan J, Research & Development, Dayton, OH
The brushless DC motor.
~Mathys B, I am a retired electrical engineer, now doing consulting., Benoni, South Africa
Brushless, hall effects
~General Corporate Mgmt, Seal Beach, CA
Super permanent magnets
~Jack O, Owner/manager, Roseville, CA
Brush/commutator less
~Samarendra D, Technical Support, Vadodara, India
Brushless
Sensorless
~Technical Support/Services, Limeira, Brazil
Solid state switching
~Engineering, Design, Plano, IL
Driver for blcd motor
~Antonio C., Research & Development, Rome, ITALY
VF drives/AC drives
~Amol K, Manager Production & Planning DC Motor, Ahmednagar, India
Brushless DC motor
~Binosh M, Student, Trivandrum, India
High power magnets
~Etienne L, Journalist, Hericy, FRANCE
Brushless control
~Jose A., Design Engineer, Seville, Spain
Brushless design
~Maintenance/Facilities Management, Sydney, Australia
AC, brushless DC
~Ed S, Regional Sales and Service Manager, Lakeland, FL
Shaft with coil
~Technical Support/Services, Bukarest, Romania
Magnets values
~Avi Kantor, Marketing/Sales, Gesher, Israel
Commutator
~Gopendra Saraswat, Technical Support, Shahdol, India
Batteries
~Mark C, Firefighter, Greenwood, IN
AC Motors
~Engineering, Process/Production, Wollongong, Australia
Gears
~Jerry Aulick, Design Engineer, Gering, NE
Size
~GEORGE H, Facilities Manager, WORCESTER, MA
From your perspective, which companies are creating the most innovative DC motors?
39 answers
I can't remember the name of the company as we used to purchase ours through a distributor out of Australia.
~Fredrick G, Engineer, Suva, Fiji Islands
Toshiba
Mitsubishi
General Electric
Most of the larger manufacturers are adding to better performance
~Engineering, Consulting, Blue mountains, Australia
According to me, Johnson Motors is what I think creates the most innovative Motors.
~Akshay Gosavi, Student, Nashik, India
None of the existing ones as most of them are just copying old technology.
~Mathys B, I am a retired electrical engineer, now doing consulting., Benoni, South Africa
Shenzhen Power Motor Industrial Co., Ltd
Bharath Electric Motors
~Madhukar Reddy, Student, Bangalore, INDIA
Like I told before, the electrical powered vehicles factories
~Technical Support/Services, Madrid, Spain
Siemens, Baumular, Bull, Crompton, ABB, IEC, Kirloskar, Trident
~Amol K, Manager Production & Planning DC Motor, Ahmednagar, India
Maxon, Manufacturers of high power brushless motors
~Etienne L, Journalist, Hericy, FRANCE
Toshiba , Reliance , English Electric , Mitsubishi
~Engineering, Process/Production, Wollongong, Australia
Maxon.
Dunker motors.
DD motors and several more.
~Martin L, Technical Support, Hoorn, The netherlands
ABB, Leroy Somer, Ansaldo, T-T Electric
~Engineering, Consulting, Angul, India
Mabuchi, Mitsuba, Nidec, Bosch, Asmo
~Mathias R., Research & Development, Solingen, Germany
Siemens, ABB, Bahamullar, Fanuc, Hitachi
~Sanjay Nagarkar, Facilities Manager, 1Lagos, Nigeria
Maxon motor, Animatics, Wittenstein
~Eugen E, Project Manager, Luzern, Switzerland
Telefunkan, West Germany
Siemens
~Vijay S, Project Manager, Chennai, India
That is what I would like to know.
~Larry L, Technical Support, Daly City, CA
Cinema Equipments Suppliers.
~Cruz Jr. O, Technical Support, Quezon City, Philippines
Oriental Motors, Omron.
~Manufacturing, Hubli, India
Reliance
Yaskawa
Fanuc
~GEORGE H, Facilities Manager, WORCESTER, MA
Micromotor, Reliance
~Technical Support/Services, Limeira, Brazil
Bosch, Denso India
~Purchaser, Indore, India
Siemens, Fanuc
~Quality Control/Assurance, Toronto, Canada
Maxon, Micromo
~Engineering, Design, Des Plaines, IL
Shurflo, Laing
~Purchasing, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ansaldo - ABB
~Maintenance/Facilities Management, Egypt
Kirloskar
~Gopendra Saraswat, Technical Support, Shahdol, India
Blmotion
~Engineering, Faculty/Staff/Student, St john's, Canada
Siemens
~Technical Support/Services, Bukarest, Romania
Siemens
~Ed S, Regional Sales and Service Manager, Lakeland, FL
Mitsuba
~Avi Kantor, Marketing/Sales, Gesher, Israel
Maxon.
~Research & Development, Paso Robles, CA
Toyota
~Jerry Aulick, Design Engineer, Gering, NE
Maxon
~Antonio C., Research & Development, Rome, ITALY
Maxon
~Martin P, Design Engineer, Farnham, UK
Maxon
~SUBRAHMANYAM SISTA, CHIEF TECHNICAL MENTOR, HYDERABAD, INDIA
ASMO
~Bryan Koo, Marketing/Sales, Seoul, Korea
NEC
~Molnar Florin, Engineering Consultant, Baia-mare, Romania
IDK
~Jun Hung, Engineer, Miri, Malaysia
AXI
~Mark C, Firefighter, Greenwood, IN
