When you get the call, “The motor won’t start,” you’d best have a logical and systematic plan in place to approach the problem. “Easter egging” just doesn’t work unless you happen to be very lucky!

Global Training Solutions Inc. is excited to announce the availability of the Troubleshooting Skills Training Series. This simulation-based troubleshooting training system develops skills for ...

While current control and PWM switching play the most direct role in driving brushless DC motors, the motion profile and position-control loop are also essential.

SAN FRANCISCO - Insulation resistance tests are a key to troubleshooting motor problems. Part of that key is having the right test instruments, too. We at Buzzell Electric Works know that very well.

Electric motors consume almost half of the electricity produced worldwide. They, in fact, provide the necessary driving force for much of today’s equipment. Motors, pumps, and fans are present in an ...

The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers ...

Part of the iMotion family, the IRMCF341 sensorless motion-control platform from International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) is designed for direct-drive PMSM washing-machine motors. Available in 40 to ...

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we presented a 3-phase, 480VAC motor circuit with its associated controls (Figure). We stepped through a logical, systematic approach to troubleshoot the main power ...