Basic Motor Theory Course Outline

Review of basic electricity & magnetism

        Basic electricity

        Mechanical physics

        Magnetism

        Electromagnetic torque

DC Motors

        Permanent magnet DC motors

        Hollow rotor PMDC motors

        Series universal motors

        Shunt wound motors

        Compound wound motors

Electronically commutated motors

        Brushless DC motors

        Inner rotor, outer rotor

        Stepping motors

        Variable reluctance (VR)

        Permanent magnet (PM)

        Hybrid (HB)

        Switched reluctance (SR)

Induction motors

        Alternating current

        Principle of induction

        Split phase motor

        Capacitor start motor

        Permanent split capacitor motor

        Shaded pole motor

        Poly phase motor