Electric Motors and Controllers
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glenn0010 100 W

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by glenn0010 » Feb 23 2018 10:23am
Hi,
So I am trying to find out how many pole pairs this motor has

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Buk___ 10 kW

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by Buk___ » Feb 23 2018 1:32pm
glenn0010 wrote: ↑Feb 23 2018 10:23am
Hi,
So I am trying to find out how many pole pairs this motor has
12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.
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glenn0010 100 W

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by glenn0010 » Feb 23 2018 2:21pm
Buk___ wrote: ↑Feb 23 2018 1:32pm
12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.
So the pole pairs is the number of magnets/2?
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Buk___ 10 kW

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by Buk___ » Feb 23 2018 11:54pm
glenn0010 wrote: ↑Feb 23 2018 2:21pm
Buk___ wrote: ↑Feb 23 2018 1:32pm
12 magnets, 6 pole pairs, 18 teeth.
So the pole pairs is the number of magnets/2?
(Mostly*)Yes.
(*It is possible to use multiple magnets side-by-side oriented the same way to create a single pole -- act a single magnet -- but you will rarely ever encounter that in a commercial motor.)