DC Meter

DC Meter: The most commonly used dc meter is based on the fundamental principle of the motor. The motor action is produced by the flow of a small amount of…

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Electrodynamometer Instrument

Electrodynamometer Instrument: Electrodynamometer Instrument - The D'Arsonval movement responds to the average or dc value of the current flowing through the coil. If ac current is sought to be measured,…

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Practical PMMC Movement

Practical PMMC Movement: The basic Practical PMMC Movement (also called a D'Arsonval movement) offers the largest magnet in a given space, in the form of a horse-shoe, and is used…

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Hybrid Stepper Motor Construction and Working

Hybrid Stepper Motor Construction and Working: This is in fact a PM stepper motor with constructional features of toothed and stacked rotor adopted from the variable-reluctance motor. The stator has…

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Four Phase Stepper Motor

Four Phase Stepper Motor: Four Phase Stepper Motor - The stepper motor is a special type of synchronous motor which is designed to rotate through a specific angle (called a…

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Brushless DC Motor

Brushless DC Motor: The term Brushless DC Motor is applied to many configurations of ac synchronous motors in which semiconductor control is used to control stator currents such that maximum…

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Methods of Excitation of DC Generator

Methods of Excitation of DC Generator: The performance characteristics of a dc machine are greatly influenced by the way in which the field winding is excited with direct current. There…

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