Glossary of Motor Terms
Solenoid
A type of actuator whose conceptual construction is shown below. When the winding is energized by turning switch S on, a thrust force is generated on the iron rod, causing it to plunge (move into the winding hole). The rod is called a plunger. The plunger stops when it reaches the base. Normal solenoids are linear actuators, but the one shown below is a photograph of a rotary type.
Term List (S)
- Salient-pole torque
- Salient-pole rotor-stator
- Sensorless drive
- Separately-excited DC motor
- Shaft, shapes of
- Simulation
- Sinusoidal voltage
- Skew，Skewed slots
- Slip ring
- Slot liner
- Slotless rotor
- Slot-pole combination
- Slots and teeth
- Small electrical motor
- Solenoid
- Space factor, Slot fill factor
- Speed control
- Speed variation rate
- Spindle motor
- Squirrel cage rotor
- Squirrel-cage induction motor
- Stall torque
- Starting torque
- Sturgeon's motor
- Switched reluctance motor
- Switched reluctance motor, Early
- Switching elements
- Synchronous speed
