Basic Motor Theory Course Outline
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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