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You can salvage some nice motors out of optical drives but they can be tricky to control. That’s because brushless DC motors require carefully timed signals used in a process called Electroni… ...

The following is sponsored content from eMotors Direct. What to consider when purchasing an AC motor that requires speed control Choosing the right motor and VFD type depends on a variety of ...

Oriental Motor USA is proud to introduce our newest AC motor Speed Control products, the DSC Series motor and controller package. The DSC Series is a cost effective, high functioning and simple to use ...

Speed Control of Motors Speed, torque, and horsepower are three inter-related parameters in motor control. The speed of a motor, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm), defines a motor's ability to ...

This microprocessor based control is ideal for applications including environmental control (temperature, humidity, pressure, flow), clean room pressurization, equipment cooling, exhaust ventilation ...

This triac-based 220V AC motor speed controller circuit is designed for controlling the speed of small household motors like drill machines. The speed of the motor can be controlled by changing the ...

Feedback control methods implemented using low-cost microprocessors enable significant gains for single-phase ac motor speed controls.

Single- and three-phase alternating current (AC) motor speed can be controlled by controlling the frequency of the voltage coming to it. Motor speed has a lot to do with the capacity of refrigeration ...

Turndown ratio in AC motor speed control July 31, 2019 by William V. Schrottky, Technical Writer, eMotors Direct Inc.