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This test is based on the article, An Introduction to Permanent-Magnet Gearless Motors and Drive Control Systems, published in the November 2009 issue and counts as 1 Contact Hour (0.1 CEU) towards recertification. Most courses are approved by NAEC for CET/CAT and NAESAI for QEI and in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Learning Objectives - After reading this article you should have learned about the:
- Benefits of PMs: efficiency and potential regen applications
- Difference between AC asynchronous induction and PM synchronous gearless motors
- Similarity of commutation between DC and PM AC machines
- Importance of synchronism
- Encoder feedback: absolute position, resolution and technique
- Ride quality control: why more adjustment is needed
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