Unipolar and Bipolar Stepper Motors | Videos
Unipolar and Bipolar Stepper Motors
For information on stepper motors: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/solutions/technologies/motor-control-and-drive/motor-types/stepper-motors?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=VideoDescription&utm_campaign=WebSeminars&utm_content=steppermotors&utm_bu= MCU16
Take a deep dive into the differences between Unipolar and Bipolar stepper motors.
Here's what you'll learn from watching:
🔍 Understand the differences in winding configuration.
⚡ Learn how current direction and winding configuration affect motor operation and performance.
🔩 See visual explanations of how each motor type achieves rotation.
⚖️ Compare the advantages and disadvantages, including torque, coil wire characteristics, and circuitry complexity.
🛠️ Discover how a unipolar motor can be configured to operate as a bipolar motor.
For more resources, check out the following:
Stepping Motors Fundamentals Application Note: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/application-notes/an907?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=VideoDescription&utm_campaign=WebSeminars&utm_content=steppermotors&utm_bu= MCU16
Motor Control Stepper Motor (MCSM) Development Board: https://www.microchipdirect.com/dev-tools/DM330022-1?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=VideoDescription&utm_campaign=WebSeminars&utm_content=steppermotors&utm_bu= MCU16
Motor Control and Drive: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/solutions/technologies/motor-control-and-drive?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=VideoDescription&utm_campaign=WebSeminars&utm_content=steppermotors&utm_bu=MCU16
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Watch our other videos on Stepper Motors:
What is a Stepper Motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47wmhWLLVpA
Full and Half Stepper Motors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsTSHubuq90
Anti Resonance in Stepper Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mey1z2zRVYQ
How to Overcome Anti Resonance with Half Stepping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7cKZYPKV1M
Drive Circuits in Stepper Motors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcWP_HcqIEo
What is a Permanent Magnet Stepper Motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynz2x4Wq7nM
What is a Variable-Reluctance Stepper Motor?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23i0prqMfT0
What is a Hybrid Stepper Motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u12dt1RqLW0
Permanent Magnet vs Variable Reluctance vs Hybrid Stepper Motors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFmpsM-L_9w
A Summary of Stepper Motors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mwTYzcUKlc
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 Unipolar vs. Bipolar Configuration
00:54 Unipolar Motors
01:39 Bipolar Motors
02:21 Key Differences: Unipolar vs. Bipolar Motors
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