Motor Control Tutorial  Favorite


This is a tutorial for beginners to motor control design. The tutorial describes motor types and demonstrates signal control strategies through graphical animations. The tutorial also provides descriptions and schematics for basic motor control power semiconductor topologies.

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Course Outline


    • Motor Principles
      • DC Motors
      • Brushless Motors
      • Steppers Motors
      • Switched Reluctance Motors
      • Brushless AC Motors
    • Phase Angle Control
    • Pulse Width Modulation
    • Power Topologies
      • DC and Universal Motors
      • Three Phase Motors (BLDC & AC)

What You'll Learn


    • Understand the basic principles of DC and AC motor operations
    • Understand the methodology for phase angle control in motor drives
    • Define pulse width modulation (PWM) and common uses in motor design
    • Understand the basic power semiconductor topologies for offline motor drives