ELECTRIC MOTOR

and GENERATOR
Electric Motor
• An electric motor is a common type of machine that is largely present in the
machines that you have in your house.
• Converts electrical energy to mechanical energy
• Electric motors are used in a variety of applications. Some of them are listed
below.
• Drills
• Water Pumps
• Hard Disc Drives
• Washing Machines
• Industrial Equipment
Parts of a Simple Electric Motor
Parts of a Simple Electric Motor
• Power Source: A simple motor
usually has a DC power source.  It
supplies power to the motor
armature or field coils.
• Commutator: It is the rotating
interface of the armature coil
with a stationary circuit.
• Field Magnet: The magnetic
field helps to produce a torque on
the rotating armature coil by
virtue of Fleming’s left-hand rule.
Parts of a Simple Electric Motor
• Armature Core: Holds the
armature coil in place and
provides mechanical support.
• Armature Coil: It helps the
motor to run.
• Brushes: It is a device that
conducts current between
stationary wires and moving
parts, most commonly the
rotating shaft.
Electric Generator
• An electric generator
is a device that
converts mechanical
energy to electrical
energy by applying
the principle of
electromagnetic
induction.
Parts of a Simple Electric Generator
• Strong Magnets – used to
provide an electromagnetic
field
• Armature Coil – cylindrical
shape where copper wires
are coiled and rotated
between the two magnets. It
cuts the magnetic field lines
• Slip rings – used to provide
electrical contact between
the coil and the brushes
Parts of a Simple Electric Generator

• Slip rings – used to provide

electrical contact between
the coil and the brushes
• Brushes – connected to slip
rings; where the current is
provided to the load