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Sparky01

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Torque Motor
« on: April 18, 2007, 11:06:32 AM »
Hello all, I was having some drive issues at work with some old Torque motors (which we hardly have any problems with) and was looking into other variable speed controller options (currently using autotransformers). I had never really looked into seeing how a torque motor worked. Well what I have found Torque motors are frameless kit motors consisting of a permanent-magnet rotor and laminated stator and are brushless (the real old units did use brushes). So from am I correct in thinking that these are similar to a pancake motor and would be a possable alternative for a wind turbine? Of coarse depending on what the Voltage to rpm would be.

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drdongle

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2007, 05:18:28 AM »
Can you tell us more about them, like he specs? can you include a photo?
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Sparky01

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2007, 06:16:04 AM »
The motors we use are Saco Lowell Winder (which is the manufacturer of the machine)


  1. in lb Torque
  2. RPM
  3. V
  4. Ph
  5. Hz
  6. 0 Amp


Here is a link to some info :

http://www.machinedesign.com/asp/viewSelectedArticle.asp?strArticleId=55643&strSite=MDSite&c
atId=2
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stop4stuff

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2007, 08:46:02 AM »
drools over specs

i'm like a total noob compared to some here & i want one for a 24v vawt system...

are they available in the uk?
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paradigmdesign

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2007, 10:34:42 AM »




from link provided above
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Sparky01

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2007, 03:36:23 PM »
I believe that torque motors are not that uncommon (not nearly as common as induction motors) but the type I am dealing with are from a USA company.
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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2007, 04:37:37 PM »
what about a pict. of the coil layout...........
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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2007, 05:02:52 PM »
I'm another "total newb" here, but that design looks (to me anyway) very similar to those washing machine motors that people are using for wind gennys. I've been working in  the industrial maintenance field for over 10 years now, in many different venues including machine tools, but I haven't run across one, yet. I'd like to get ahold of one though, I'd bet they would work pretty good as a generator!


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Sparky01

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Re: Torque Motor
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2007, 12:08:35 PM »
Many of these are used for web tension, constant torque even at 0 RPM. So is this a resonable motor for wind?

Anyone? Flux? Nando?
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