| There are two main types of electric
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| | transmitted. Brush DC motors use rings
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| motors. There are direct current or DC
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| | that conduct the current and form the
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| and alternating current or AC motors. The
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| | magnetic drive that powers the rotor.
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| reference of DC or AC refers to how the
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| | Brushless DC motors use a switch to
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| electrical current is transferred through
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| | produce the magnetic drive that powers
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| and from the motor. Both types of motors
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| | the rotor. Direct current motors are
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| have different functions and uses. Dc
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| | often found in appliances around the
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| motors come in two general types. They
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| | home.
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| can have brushes or be brushless. AC
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| | Alternating current or AC electric motors
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| motors, as well, come in two different
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| | are used differently based on what type
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| types. They can be two phase or three
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| | of AC motor it is. Single phase AC motors
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| phase. The differences in DC and AC
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| | are known as general purpose motors. They
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| motors are sometimes subtle, but these
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| | work well in many different situations.
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| differences are what make one types
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| | These AC motors work great for systems
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| better for a certain use.
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| | that are hard to start because they need
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| Direct current or DC electric motors work
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| | a lot of power up front. Three phase,
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| for situations where speed needs to be
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| | also called polyphase, AC motors are
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| controlled. DC motors have a stable and
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| | usually found in industrial settings.
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| continuous current. DC motors were the
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| | These motors also have high starting
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| first and earliest motors used. They were
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| | power built transmit lower levels of
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| found, however, to not be as good at
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| | overall power. AC power gets its name
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| producing power over long lengths.
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| | from the fact that it alternates in
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| Electric companies found using DC motors
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| | power. The amount of power given off by
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| to generate electric did not work because
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| | an AC motor is determined by the amount
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| the power was lost as the electric was
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| | of power needed to operate the system.
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