FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC

MOTOR

By

K. Palani Thanaraj & Vasantha Kumar

Department of Instrumentation &Control
SRM University
 OBJECTIVE

 The objective of this project is to build a simple

electric motor from scratch.

 To understand the inter relationship of electricity

and magnetism.
 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC
MOTORS

Important Parts necessary to understand the working

of an electric motor

Armature or Rotor



Brushes

Commutator

Field Magnet
 SIMPLE MOTOR SCHEMATIC

Rotation Coil
Field
Magnet i

N L R
S
Brushes

Commutator

Battery
 OPERATING PRINCIPLE

When a current carrying conductor

is placed in a magnetic field it experiences
a force which tries to rotate the conductor
on its axis
I
B
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 A MOTOR IN 10 MINUTES

A motor is simply a combination of battery, a

magnet and a small coil of wire.
 WHAT YOU WILL NEED :


A battery Holder

A battery

A magnet

Some magnet wire

Enamel Coated 22 Gauge thick wire

Length of 100 cms

Some heavier wire

Bare wire of 18 to 20 Gauge wire

Length of 30 cms
 STEP 1
FORMATION OF ARMATURE


Take the wire and wind it on a ball point pen or a small AAA
battery to make it in round form.


Leave couple of inches of wire free at the end.


Wind 25 to 30 turns of wire around the cylindrical support.


Now carefully pull the coil off the support.
FORMATION OF ARMATURE COIL
 STEP 2
FORMATION OF AXLE

 Wrap the free ends of the wire around the coil a couple of times.
 The binding turns must be exactly opposite to each other.
 The two ends of the coil must be in a straight line so they form a
good axle.
FORMATION OF AXLE
 STEP 3
FORMATION OF SUPPORTING PILLARS


Take the copper wire and make it straight.

Remove the top half of the insulation from the wire.


Do the same thing to the other set of copper wire.
 STEP 4
FORMATION OF SUPPORTING PILLARS


Make small loops of the wire ends so that it is able
to support the armature.

Do the same to another wire, so you have two
supports.

Attach one end of the support wires to the battery
holder and the other end to hold the armature.
FORMATION OF PILLARS
 STEP 5
FINAL PREPARATION

 Insert the battery into the holder.

 Place the permanent field magnet just underneath
the coil on the top of the battery holder.
 Place a small strip of paper between the battery and
the electrical contact in the holder.

This acts as a motor on/off switch.
FINISHED MOTOR
THANK YOU