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MAYURBHANJ SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING�ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT�5th Semester�Energy Conversion – II�Topic: Special Electric Machines

By

Dr. Mrutyunjay Das

AY: 2021 – 22

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Stepper Motor / Electro magnet

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Rotor

Stator

Coils

Outside Casing

Stator

Rotor

Internal components of a Stepper Motor

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Stators

Rotor

Cross Section of a Stepper Motor

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Four Steps per revolution i.e. 90 deg. steps.

Full Step Operation

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Eight steps per. revolution i.e. 45 deg. steps.

Half Step Operation

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Winding number 1

Winding number 2

One step

6 pole rotor

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How many steps are required for one complete revolution?

Six pole rotor, two electro magnets.

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The top electromagnet (1) is turned on, attracting the nearest teeth of a gear-shaped iron rotor. With the teeth aligned to electromagnet 1, they will be slightly offset from electromagnet 2

The top electromagnet (1) is turned off, and the right electromagnet (2) is energized, pulling the nearest teeth slightly to the right. This results in a rotation of 3.6° in this example.

Practical Stepper motor operation

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The bottom electromagnet (3) is energized; another 3.6° rotation occurs.

The left electromagnet (4) is enabled, rotating again by 3.6°. When the top electromagnet (1) is again enabled, the teeth in the sprocket will have rotated by one tooth position; since there are 25 teeth, it will take 100 steps to make a full rotation in this example.

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Stepping Motor to move read-write head

Stepper motor applications

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Paper feeder on printers

CNC lathes

Stepper motors

Stepper motor applications

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Rotor

Stator coils

CNC Stepping Motor

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Advantages:-

  • Low cost for control achieved
  • Ruggedness
  • Simplicity of construction
  • Can operate in an open loop control system
  • Low maintenance
  • Less likely to stall or slip
  • Will work in any environment

Disadvantages:-

  • Require a dedicated control circuit
  • Use more current than D.C. motors
  • High torque output achieved at low speeds

Advantages / Disadvantages

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Step 1

0

0

1

1

Step 2

1

0

1

0

Step 3

1

1

0

0

Step 4

0

1

0

1

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CW

CCW

Control sequence to turn a stepper motor

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Servo Motor Detail

+ 5V

Actuator

Reduction gear

Position feedback

Potentiometer

(closed loop system)

Small electric DC motor

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