In this insightful and educational video, learn how to make a mini generator 220v using a DC motor. This step-by-step guide ...

Design engineers know that both brush DC and brushless DC (BLDC) motors can operate as generators, but many tend to avoid running brushed DC motors in generating mode because they believe it is ...

There are several reasons to consider using brushed DC motors as generators in particular applications, notes Sunil Kedia of Portescap in a new Machine Design article. “Brushed DC motors are less ...

[Robert Murray-Smith] doesn’t like the price of inverters to convert DC to AC. That led him to build a dynamotor, or what is sometimes called a motor-generator set. These devices are just DC motors ...

So, I want to make a small hand-operated electric generator with my kids just to kind of show them how this kind of thing works. I understand the basics, but there are some things I want to do that I ...

Figure 8 depicts an electrical vehicle climbing an incline moving forward (top) or in reverse (bottom). When the vehicle rolls downhill it will turn the motor pressed by the force of gravity so the ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA MG 1-2014 Motors and Generators. Dec. 23, 2014 The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA MG 1-2014 ...

Today, most electric machines operate with radial flux (RF). Magnax offers a new concept, though—a machine that operates with axial flux (AF). Figure 1 provides a comparison of the RF and AF ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has released MG 1-2003, “Motors and Generators”, a revised version of MG 1-1998. The standard provides more than 500 pages of manufacturing and ...

In this DIY tutorial, learn how to create your very own mini generator 220v at home using a basic DC motor. Perfect for ...