PRINCIPLE OF

MOTORS
 Principle of Electromagnetism
Danish physicist Hans
Christian Oersted
began a new scientific
era when he
discovered that
electricity and
magnetism are linked.
He showed by
experiment that an
electric current
flowing through a
wire could move a
nearby magnet.
Hans Christian Oersted
Electromagnetism
- magnetism developed by a
current of electricity.
• The discovery of electromagnetism
set the stage for the eventual
development of our modern
technology-based world.
Electromagnetism and
Electric Motors
Electric motors work through
the principles of
electromagnetism. If you run
electricity through a wire, it
creates a magnetic field.
If you coil the wire around a rod
and run electricity through the
wire, it creates a magnetic field
around the rod. One end of the
rod will have a north magnetic
pole and the other will have a
south pole.
Opposite poles attract one
another, like poles repel. When
you surround that rod with other
magnets, the rod will rotate from
the attractive and repulsive
forces.