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89 - Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor <TR>


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Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor:Overview
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Stepper motors are commonly used for positioning in printers and digital cameras. Stiffness torque is an important characteristic in evaluating a stepper motor since the stiffness torque is important for positioning.
This note presents the use of magnetic field analysis to evaluate the stiffness torque of a stepper motor at 0.5 A.

Stiffness Torque
Figure 1 shows the stiffness torque for one-phase excitation and Figure 2 shows the stiffness torque for two-phase excitation. Figure 3 shows the magnetic flux density distribution of the yoke with one-phase excitation at the rotation angle of 5.5 degrees.
Figure 4 shows the magnetic flux density distribution of the yoke with two-phase excitation at the rotation angle of 5.0 degrees. When 0.5 A is applied, the maximum torque of 0.26 Nm is obtained at 5.5 degrees for one-phase excitation and 0.27 Nm is obtained at 5.0 degrees for two-phase excitation. The magnetic flux is concentrated at the inductor, and so the magnetic flux density is high regardless of the excitation.
Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor:Stiffness Torque
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Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor:Stiffness Torque
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Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor:Stiffness Torque
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Stiffness Torque Analysis of a PM Stepper Motor:Stiffness Torque
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Updated: 2011-02-28



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