electric motor
Current-driven rotator
An electric motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical motion.
Motors power everything from household appliances to industrial machinery to electric vehicles.
The basic principle involves electromagnetic fields creating rotational force.
Unlike engines, which burn fuel, motors run on electricity—making them quieter, more efficient, and producing no direct emissions.
Spinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- commutatorRotating contact that reverses current
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
winding · coils · bearings · shaft · magnets · terminals · housing · encoder
Formal admission process
- brushlessWithout friction contacts
- servoSelf-regulating motor
- stepperMoves in discrete intervals
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
asynchronous · DC · AC · universal · linear · reluctance · coreless · outrunner
Rotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- RPMTurns in sixty seconds
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- wattageElectrical output measure
kilowatts · amperage · voltage · load · speed · thrust · acceleration · overload
Fluid-moving machine
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
crane · drill · lathe · blender · vacuum · robotics · HVAC · treadmill
Turning on an axis
- driveOperate a vehicle
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- actuationInitiating mechanical movement
- gearingInterlocking toothed wheels
transmission · belt-drive · direct-drive · reversing · braking · positioning · indexing
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- commutatorRotating contact that reverses current
brushes · winding · coils · bearings · shaft · magnets · terminals · housing · encoder · capacitor
induction
Formal admission process
synchronous · asynchronous · DC · AC · universal · linear · reluctance · coreless · outrunner
torque
Rotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- RPMTurns in sixty seconds
- efficiencyProductive without waste
wattage · kilowatts · amperage · voltage · load · speed · thrust · acceleration · overload · slip
pump
Fluid-moving machine
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
elevator · crane · drill · lathe · blender · vacuum · robotics · HVAC · treadmill · wheelchair
rotation
Turning on an axis
- driveOperate a vehicle
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- actuationInitiating mechanical movement
gearing · transmission · belt-drive · direct-drive · reversing · braking · positioning · indexing
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- electromechanical devicessolenoid, relay, actuator, dynamo, alternator
- hybrid technologyhybrid cars, plug-in hybrid, Toyota Prius, regenerative braking, powertrain
- motorsDC motors, AC motors, servo motors, stepper motors, starter motors
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
electric motorgenerator
Electricity-producing machine
electric generator · dynamo · alternator · turbine generator · magneto
electric motorinternal combustion engine
Heat-driven mechanical powerplant
gasoline engine · diesel engine · steam engine · gas engine · combustion engine
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