Learners study animation showing the operation of cumulative and differential DC compound motors. A short quiz completes the activity.

In this animated object, learners study the rotation of the magnetic stator field of an AC motor and how it interacts with the armature to cause rotation. A short quiz completes the activity.

The learner views animation showing how a DC motor is wired and its operational characteristics. A short quiz completes the activity.

Learners will understand how the interaction of the armature magnetic field and the rotating stator field cause the rotor of a single-phase AC motor to turn.

Learners view animations showing how to change the connections to cause a DC motor to reverse its rotation. A short quiz completes the activity.

Learners view animations showing how electrical signals are applied to the coils of a stepper motor to perform microstepping. A short quiz completes the activity.

Learners study animation showing the operation of an AC wound-rotor motor with its external starting resistors. A short quiz completes the activity.

Learners examine the wiring of the primary components of the three types of DC motors, series, shunt, and compound. The operational characteristics of each type of motor are described. A quiz completes the activity.

In this screencast, learners examine the interaction between a conductor that represents a motor armature and a magnetic field that represents a motor’s main field. This interaction causes the shaft to turn.

In this animated object, learners study how the internal parts of an AC synchronous motor interact with magnetic fields to cause rotation. A short quiz completes the activity.

The learner will understand the two methods used to create a phase shift in current between two windings.

Learners study factors that affect the synchronous speed of an AC motor: the applied AC frequency and the number of stator poles.

Learners use the National Electrical Code to determine the size of a motor overload protection device.

Students view a graphical explanation of how the motor condition (unloaded, 50 percent loaded, fully loaded) affects the phase between voltage and current, the current draw from the AC supply, the amount of power consumed, and the power factor.

In this animated object, learners observe the changes inside the DC shunt motor that could cause the motor to break apart when its field coil opens. A short quiz completes the activity.

In this animated activity, learners examine the operation of a dynamic braking circuit used to quickly stop a motor.

In this animated activity, learners study how stator poles create a rotating field in a three-phase AC motor as a three-phase AC voltage is applied.

Learners view colorful animations showing the operation of a VR stepper motor.

Learners examine the operation of a DC Shunt motor and its characteristics. A quiz completes the activity.

Learners study how a DC motor generates counterelectromotive force. A short quiz completes the object.