How Stepper Motors Work - Electric motor

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Can you please show us how different electrical components likes transistors, capacitors and others work together in a circuit

[@andremurojisu]

Thanks Paul...

[@EngineeringMindset]

@@tulanichiyowele6304 We have many videos on this already, please check them out

[@tulanichiyowele6304]

@@EngineeringMindset I have but I want something were all different types of components work together in one circuit board . For example a high voltage multiplier

[@EngineeringMindset]

OK I see. We have done some in the Time delay relays video. How the components act together

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I like that you include even the basics in your videos.

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In the end everything complex is just a connection of multiple simple things understanding the components better makes it self explanatory which makes these videos awesome

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One of the clearest and best explanations of anything I've ever seen on youtube.

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I'm beginning to understand why those surgery robots are so expensive.......

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[@randyc8171]

Electronic and computerized sewing machines have used stepping motors since the mid 1980's.

[@Neo-po2xw]

Please do videos on *single phase Induction motors* also and it's *starting types* . As always loved the video.

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I like this channel it helps me a lot and its very easy to understand by the way thank you sir for creating this type of videos

[@EngineeringMindset]

It's my pleasure

[@timothysands5537]

Great video, superbly explained. Greatly appreciated how you covered the various types of stepper motor designs and their strengths/ use case

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[@omsingharjit]

10:00 But tell me why it's prevented to alignment

[@EngineeringMindset]

Otherwise it will lock and be unable to rotate

[@_yashyadav_]

Well Explained 🙌🏻

[@EngineeringMindset]

Thank you 🙂

[@ellyvatedaf]

How is the function of the stepper motor different from servo motors? If you wanted precision control, could you choose either types or does something else influence whether you need a stepper or servo ?

[@fredchevalier2333]

Let me just say I love your channel, I am a tool guy and love electronics but I'm also a high school dropout (married young), yet I just woke up and had no problem understanding this, very clear and to the point

[@bonfacemuthuri9840]

I had already learn about stepper motors but with you there is always something new to learn. God's speed ♥️

[@scarlet0017]

how do they put in those massive coils perfectly

[@Andre-gn4sj]

just search: massive coil winding

[@scarlet0017]

@@Andre-gn4sj what is the graph like pad used mostly by every engineers caleed

[@Andre-gn4sj]

@@scarlet0017 not sure i understood your question, but are you referring to the clipboard?

[@scarlet0017]

@@Andre-gn4sj umm the graph like thing he put below the stepper motor

[@Andre-gn4sj]

@@scarlet0017 if its not a "cutting mat" give me a time stamp.

[@michaelknowles1651]

Just found this channel. Fantastic description. Nice calm and well detailed explanation. Thank you for taking the time to teach in this type of way. I learnt alot within just this video. Will certainly check out further content from you. Stay safe and keep this coming.

[@EngineeringMindset]

Thanks and welcome

[@yashaswikulshreshtha1588]

@@EngineeringMindset I was always afraid of stepper motors because they seemed super complex but thanks to your video I have clear concept of how stepper motors work. I mean I wasn't really watching video with focus and STILL I LEARNED A LOT!!! THANKSSS!!!

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always love to see this notification !

[@EngineeringMindset]

More to come!

[@Frack_Black]

Incredibly well demonstrated and explained.

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Love it

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Welcome back!!

[@EngineeringMindset]

Thank you!

[@hemanath1115]

Hi bro i have a doubt why same charge repel and different charge attract? 🤔

[@scarlet0017]

if i had know or seen this earlier i wouldn't have open up that stepper motor of mine which i took it out from my broken printer

[@EngineeringMindset]

Taking things apart is one of the best ways to learn, and it's great fun

[@ankitjha6229]

Again a very informative video 🔥❤️

[@EngineeringMindset]

Glad you liked it

[@tonyjeffs2875]

as a professional designer of stepper based systems for global slot machine companies, I find your explanation of basic operation well thought out, methodical and covers most of the basics, well done!

[@sebastienparent4606]

at 11:30 when he explain how it move around, what stop the rotor to move backward, how does the magnetic field know to move it in a certain direction? rotor teeth have the same polarisation and the stator have the oposite polarisation wich is why it move i get that much but why in the direction it is going?

[@ethanjennings6442]

​​@@sebastienparent4606here are two sets of coils in the stator that are controlled independently (each controlled by its own pair of wires, A and B). Each pair can be given a positive or negative voltage. Positive voltage will make the coils in the set have poles facing one way and negative voltage flips them. In the basic wave drive version, only one set of coils is energized at once, so there are 4 possible "states" which I'll call A+, B+, A-, B-. While in the state A+, the rotor can either rotate clockwise into B+ or counterclockwise into B-. So you can control the direction just by the order that's energized. A+, B+, A-, B- for clockwise and backwards (A+, B- A-, B+) for counter clockwise.

[@darrenzammit4989]

Great tutorial as always, but one thing i noticed is that at around the 12:30 mark in the video (when describing the Full Step motor) the coils look like they are wound in the wrong direction to be giving the magnetic polarity shown. Great job though and keep them coming.

[@cooldaniel6]

Was thoroughly impressed with this video. Wish my engineering teachers taught this well.

[@saratmondal2000]

Awesome video 😊. Very helpful animation as well as explanation to understand the working principle of Stepper motor.

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Simple diy stepper motor controller circuit use only NE 555ic&cd4017ic👍👍🙏 this best

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Love this channel

[@TXPine]

Was just about to install/work on some of these at work…nice timing.

[@kempster08]

Beautifully explained, I've always wondered how they work.

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H-bridge looks like the inverter.

[@vigilantobserver8389]

What an excellent explanation! And... it was in English, crisp and clear! How about Servo motors and their practical application? I just subscribed, thank you!

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[@ndgoh67]

Thank you for all the hard work and the making of a simple and extremely informative video.

[@cheapmonks]

It is important to note that the rotor design shows that the stepper motor will have a very low torque and cannot drive large mechanical loads. Anyway, thank you very much to a very informative video. God bless!

[@physicallyrandom5635]

Im very thankful to your channel sir, easy to understand thats why its nice to share to others 🙏🏻😊 i hope you keep uploading more videos 😁🙏🏻

[@roots-climbing9817]

Very informative. So you could use this type of motor to open and close a shutter on a camera?

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Brilliant explanation yet again, Paul! 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@mememememe59]

These are commonly used to control the throttle plate in the engines of air ccooled standby generators. Stand by generators are typically used to provide backup power in the event of a utility failure in both residential and some commercial applications. The speed of the engine controls the frequency of the output power. These stepper motors are used to control the throttle position in the carburetor or what's called a mixer when used with propane or natural gas. The controller maintains 3600 RPMs and thus maintain 60 hertz output of the generator. This stepper is operated actively by the controller in the standby system to compensate for load changes on the generator.

[@tigerxra8515]

What are you doing Step(per)- motor?

[@EngineeringMindset]

I'm stuck 😅

[@niklar55]

Thanks! Thats added a little to my knowledge, and cleared away a little of the mystery. Clear concise, and to the point. Couldn't be better.#.

[@jozsiolah1435]

It has a very strong magnet, and strong magnetic field. MFM drives and floppy drives can send a radio signal about reading, writing or about the status of the software used.

[@jasonkirk7948]

So if micro-step control is essentially simulating a “modified” 3ph sinusoid, then we should be able to connect an actual 3ph mains circuit to the stepper and have that baby take off. Unless I’m missing something.

[@harshitrao6897]

Great content! I have seen the whole series of basic electrical engg. and HVAC.Please make video on synchronous motor and synchronous generator.

[@24-Card]

This device by far is as advanced as any on Leo’s Archimedes', Socrates, or Newton’s discoveries or writings! Your explanation was perfect!

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I just took apart my fan to fix it last night. I don't recall using my phone to look anything up. And then this video shows up in my feed....This is getting out of hand..

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Wow, 😮 I can't believe I understood all that. It was almost like it was intuitive. I think I may be a genius, you guys. 🧠 🤯🤓

[@realkanavdhawan]

Current through straight wire forms Electromagnetic Field Current though coiled wire forms an electromagnet dipole or electromagnet

[@alexandersorinsson4899]

But why does the stepper motor stop once all the wires are connected to each other when no power is applied?

[@ngosamusic3192]

Awesome explanation! As an electrical engineering student, these videos provide an in depth and intuitive understanding. Thank you!

[@hormengyoong2054]

From textbook: in full-step operation, the stepper motor moves one full step per input pulse. This means that the motor advances by one complete step angle each time the control circuit sends a pulse to the motor.

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[@WiseMGaming]

really quality content! I'm electrical engineer and it's very useful for me!

[@augustaking8]

Conventional flow is backwards and wrong. Electrons flow from negative to positive.

[@chamindadesilva4306]

Can you make a video about Brushless dc motor and synchronous motor working

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[@zevsiegel4456]

Any of these excellent explanations have a Hebrew version?

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

*Sigh...WHY isn't it as logical as other motors??? Sigh...*

[@ArtlettQroyter]

Loved this video . Can you please explain how an axial flux motor works, please 🙏

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Thank you and welcome back

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Whoa step motor 😳

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[@thecornelliusjamesshow852]

How does it keep it in the same position when it's not supposed to be rotating? That was never explained..

[@zakariakhamees]

Well explained. Please do a video about switched reluctance motors too!

[@rocketranger9375]

How the elektronics know that the rotor really turned? When there is e.g. too much counterforce?

[@sergeychistov8162]

Brilliant explanation! Thank you!

[@ordhobritto8785]

Smart explanation🖤 Want a video about magnetic contactor ☺️

[@theeyum]

Fun fact: If the conditions on a stepper motor are right, you can get them to make FRICKEN MUSIC WITH THEM!

[@Mikey2313.]

What's the difference between a stepper motor and a servo motor. Does a stepper motor have a maximum rotation of 360 degrees where a servo motor can keep going in same direction even when reaching 360 degreee.

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Wow talk about an awesome explanation! Great job

[@fitnessnature]

Next video : what to use stepper motors for ? That's even harder topic

[@gzitterspiller]

My biggest question is how to create those gears with north and south poles?

[@dr.fragensteinm.d.3872]

A video on stepper motor turbine generators would be pretty interesting 👍

[@renhoeknl]

Informative and easy to grasp. Again, very well done!

[@EngineeringMindset]

Glad you liked it!

[@BenMJay]

The code to run a stepper motor is simple.

[@EngineeringMindset]

Going to cover this in a new video very soon

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One of the best channel on youtube.

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How many wizzed past this one and you thought you read how to step mother.

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A great teaching tool. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

[@BlondieSL]

And a note about steppers that look exactly the same but come from different manufacturers..... as I found out the hard way. You'd think that a stepper is a stepper is a stepper. I wanted to do some experimenting with my Wanhao Duplicator 9 MK2 400's stepper motors. I wanted to see how easy it would be to replace a stepper if one failed. So, as a test, I removed one of the 2 steppers for the Z axis. (it has one one each side). I took it to my 3D printer store to match it up with someone else, since its labeling didn't help. I found a stepper that, physically, looked EXACTLY the same. When I say EXACTLY, I mean, it's clear that both were constructed in the same factory, right down to every form. When I got home, I just plugged in the cable to test and ... NOTHING but a hum! It turns out, that while it has the exact same connector on it, it's wired differently. I realized that Wanhao was probably trying to FORCE people to only buy steppers from them. So, in the future, if one of those steppers fails, I'll disassemble both the Wanhao stepper and the one I bought and compare how the windings are wired up. I have a strong feeling that I just have to reroute the connections to make it work. Not all steppers of the same format ,size or wired the same, even though they can look the same.

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Nice

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Thanks

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I think your channel should be renamed as "Electrical Engineering Mindset". There are many branches of engineering, you know. But great videos, though.

[@karimhayes3134]

good description but i will need to watch it a few times to get it ?

[@edgars2113]

Don't get why in half-step and micro-step only two out of four phases are used? Energize unused phases to pull the opposite pole aswell? Or this has been omitted for simplicity sake?

[@adamculverhouse2155]

so basicaly its a complicated brushless DC motor?

[@rivermachine2362]

curious if you understand why several of my stepper motors have continuity on the 1st and 3rd pins, & 2nd & 4th? i have been trying to figure out why my z-axis is stuttering loudly, and was directed to check continuity of the two coils' sets of wires. I then tested a brand new Nema 17 and that one also tests irregular. What the Fluke!? Figured i better test my y-axis, which is moving perfectly, and has regular, 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th order.

[@salemali7297]

Please make a lesson about transistor calculations

[@RizzleQ]

At 1:12 you mentioned the motor can stop at a desired point and hold that position, but how does it do that? Does the current through one of the stators/stator pairs just stay on to hold the rotor?

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That castellation (based on the word "castle") in that engineering masterpiece shows the White origins of electronics nicely!

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Been watching motor explanations for ages trying to get my head around how it works & this was the first time I think I actually got it enough to make my own from memory. Thanks a lot! 😊

[@oasntet]

Holy crap, so _that_ is what microstepping means. I've read about it plenty of times, and sorta got it intellectually, but never intuitively like this.

[@djordjearsic7580]

Hi! Does the torque start decreasing if for example controlling stepper motor turns from the full step to half and eventually to micro step, on the cost of speed? Great videos by the way :D

[@rajeshn1856]

In 10:46 clip each step turns is 60 degree not 30

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