Understanding the thermal behaviour of DC motors

Maxon has produced two new videos in its series digging into the detail of its DC motor datasheets. The new videos focus on the thermodynamic properties of DC motors, including thermal operating ranges, limitations and criticality.

During continuous operation of DC motors, powers losses occur to conserve energy. In the first of the two new videos, Ronak Samani, technical engineer at Maxon UK and Ireland, provides an analytical explanation of the thermodynamic response and details the significance behind the thermal parameters listed in Maxon DC motor datasheets.

In the second video, focusing on thermal operating ranges for DC motors, technical engineer Gaz Satkunathas explains how Maxon’s motors have the capability to be pushed beyond the standard operating ranges in order to achieve higher torque and speeds.