A new variable-speed ac motor speed control is simple to setup and operate. The rugged drive — Model 2999 Pacesetter AC speed control from Bodine Electric Co. — also features a NEMA-4X / IP-65 enclosure. It’s suitable for stand-alone ac-gearmotor applications that need controlled acceleration, adjustable operating speed, or reversing. Typical applications include conveyor systems, packaging machines, food-processing equipment, medical or lab equipment […]
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AutomationDirect Expands AC Motor Line
AutomationDirect has expanded its Marathon AC motor line to include lower-cost, high-performance 0.5 to 5 HP Marathon Max+ series AC motors with integrated encoder. The 230/460 VAC Max+ inverter-duty motors are designed to replace 90 and 180 volt Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) systems, and when compared with PMDC technology, the Max+ motor is more efficient […]
AC motors tough enough for methane extraction
Equipment used in oil-rig, oil-field, environmental remediation and chemical processing applications encounter rugged conditions. Regenerative blowers, such as the ROTRON Chem-Tough Regenerative (Side Channel), use long-life AC induction motors to keep the blowers operating. The blowers use regenerative air technology to develop proper air pressures and vacuums without the higher energy and maintenance costs associated […]
Motor Controller with Parallel Processing Cores Provides Simple Conversion of AC Motor Control Designs
Motor control application designers are now moving away from the traditional universal or AC motor design to a more sophisticated brushless DC (BLDC) motor or permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) design. However, choosing either of these methods can be challenging if the designer has limited access to advanced, complex motor control algorithms. This can lead […]
How to select an ac motor: A motion engineer’s guide
AC motors are among the simplest of motors amid the common choices for motion control systems. There are a few basic criteria for selecting an AC motor. These involve common variables such as the operating speed and load torque, in addition to the power supply voltage and frequency. First of all, calculate the operating speed. […]
New Price Reduction on V Series AC Motors from Oriental Motor
Torrance, Cal. – Oriental Motor announces a new, lower price on its high-strength V-Series AC motors. These high-strength motors use a special tooth-surface machining technology combined with an optimized quiet-running design that maintains the motor’s strength. High-accuracy assembly technology ensures precision at micro levels. Maximum permissible torque is increased by up to two times the […]
What are AC motors? Technical Summary for Motion Engineers
Motors can be classified as either ac (alternating current) or dc (direct current). An ac motor, like any electric motor, converts electrical energy to mechanical energy. AC motors take as their input an ac current, but differ from dc motors in that there is no commutation involved, and can be single or multi-phase. Because ac […]
Hydrotech Motion Control Engineering simulated weightless conditions with AC motor technology
Hydrotech (www.hydrotech.com) application engineers recently developed a unique motion control and automation solution that simulates a microgravity or weightless environment for experimentation by science, mathematics and engineering students taking part in AEL (Aerospace Education Laboratory) college-level programs across the US. Using an upgraded belt-driven motion control system powered by AC servo motors from Bosch Rexroth […]
Unique Inverter Duty AC Motors from Groschopp
Sioux Center, IA – Groschopp’s AC motors are inverter duty classified. The inverter duty motor is small and compact, in order to reduce energy consumption. The smallest AC motor offered, the AC65, measures just 2.88 inches square and 5.22 inches in length. This motor series is designed to directly integrate with Groschopp’s standard reducer lines […]
Bodine Electric announces the new WX Gearhead and a simple-to-wire AC Motor Winding
Bodine Electric Company (www.bodine-electric.com) introduced the latest WX gearhead in conjunction integrated with a three-wire-reversible 34 R frame AC induction motor. Its 34 R-WX gives up to 50 percent more torque compared to previous models. The new WX gearhead is designed to give higher performance and longer life compared with other gearmotors of the same […]
