What is a stepper motor?
| A motor that rotates in small, fixed increments and is used to control the movement of the access arm on a disk drive. |
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| 2012-05-10 | Tata demos vehicles running on air Tata Motors has successfully tested vehicles running on compressed air engine on two of its products. |
| 2012-02-17 | Ford brings OpenXC to India The OpenXC platform will allow local developers in India to create market-specific in-car apps "just like smartphones," says Ford Motors. |
| 2012-01-17 | DC motors deliver torque ratings up to 0.059Nm DC motors deliver torque ratings up to 0.059Nm |
| 2011-12-14 | Motor control kit touts fast BLDC motor spin TI's DK-LM3S-DRV8312 is a new motor control kit that combines a 32bit Stellaris LM3S818 Cortex-M3 MCU and DRV8312 motor driver to spin sub-50V, 6.5A three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors in minutes. |
| 2011-07-21 | General Motors, OnStar team on smart grid pilot General Motors, OnStar team on smart grid pilot |
| 2011-06-27 | DSC minimises energy consumption Freescale unveils its MC56F84xx family of DSCs that provide smart energy management solutions for power supplies and motors by combining high-speed analogue functionality with an efficient 32bit DSP core. |
| 2011-06-24 | Single-chip MCU aimed at automotive DC motor apps Freescale Semiconductor debuts the S12VR64, a single-chip MCU that is designed for use in DC motors for automotive window lift and sunroof applications connected to LIN automotive body networks. |
| 2011-06-01 | TI motor drivers support up to 5A TI expands its DRV8x motor driver family with eight new devices supporting up to 5A for higher-current bipolar stepper and brushed DC motors. |
| 2011-02-08 | 2011 sees rare-earth material export restrictions IMS Research's report reveals that the linear and torque motor industry is faced with the challenge of a sustainable supply of rare-earth magnets with the Chinese govt export restrictions adding to their woes. |
| 2010-12-02 | Tesla Motors adopts Infineon power ICs Tesla Motors adopts Infineon power ICs |
| 2010-11-25 | Single-chip motor controller targets stepper motors Single-chip motor controller targets stepper motors |
| 2010-10-07 | Rare earth metals eliminated from EV motors Rare earth metals eliminated from EV motors |
| 2010-08-13 | Servo drives, motors aids customisable motion apps Servo drives, motors aids customisable motion apps |
| 2010-07-09 | Mitsubishi to use Toshiba's SCiB tech in electric cars Toshiba and Mitsubishi Motors are collaborating to bring the former's Super Charge ion Battery (SCiB) technology to electric vehicles. |
| 2010-06-30 | Driving 3-phase brushless motors Driving 3-phase brushless motors |
| 2010-06-18 | 8bit MCUs target brushless DC motors 8bit MCUs target brushless DC motors |
| 2010-06-04 | Attaining energy efficiency with motors Attaining energy efficiency with motors |
| 2010-05-18 | AC switches designed to control appliance motors AC switches designed to control appliance motors |
| 2010-05-17 | Overview of industrial motor control systems This overview of industrial motor controls highlights the differences and sub-systems for DC motor, brushless DC and AC induction motors. |
| 2009-12-11 | Pioneer, SAIC form China navigation JV The Pioneer Corp. and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. joint venture will operate businesses mainly for Shanghai GM, Shanghai VW and Shanghai Motors. |
| 2009-12-03 | Use active PFC to boost motor efficiency (Part 2) There is tremendous potential for worldwide energy savings in the current trend to upgrade electric motors and motor controllers. |
| 2009-12-01 | Solid state control for bi-directional motors Solid state control for bi-directional motors |
| 2009-11-24 | Push for higher reliability with induction motors Push for higher reliability with induction motors |
| 2009-11-17 | Monitoring high-voltage batteries in cars Cars whose wheels are driven by battery-powered electric motors rely on batteries of series-connected cells to obtain sufficiently high voltage to operate the motor efficiently. |
| 2009-11-11 | Automotive market opens opportunities for electric motors Automotive market opens opportunities for electric motors |
| 2009-09-30 | GM sets up China Science Lab General Motors Co. has opened a China Science Lab in Shanghai, which will carry out important research projects in a number of automotive-related fields for the company. |
| 2009-09-28 | GM India, REVA co-develop electric vehicles General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have partnered to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. |
| 2009-09-11 | Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller Driving bipolar stepper motors using a medium-density STM32F103xx microcontroller |
| 2009-08-25 | Cut power, improve performance with brushless DC motors Cut power, improve performance with brushless DC motors |
| 2009-07-29 | Enabling 'green' designs with SRMs The industry continues to move from induction motors that are less efficient and more cumbersome from a design perspective to switched reluctance motors (SRMs). |
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