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How does a motor work?

A clear diagram to explain how motors operate with links to follow for further explanations on DC or AC motors.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/mothow.html#c1

Control of Stepping Motors, a tutorial

A manual on how to run and control stepping motors. Useful if you are experimenting with robotics. There is a section on how to program (you will need a C compiler) a stepping motor to run from a ...

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http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/

Motor, Induction

Induction motors use shorted wire loops on a rotating armature and obtain their torque from currents induced in these loops by the changing magnetic field produced in the field coils.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/indmot.html#c1

Motor

Electric motors involve rotating coils of wire which are driven by the magnetic force exerted by a magnetic field on an electric current. They transform electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/elemot.html#c1