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Preliminary Research and Documentation

Requirements

All motors and thrusters comprise of the following main parts. 

  • Stator - A stator is the non-moving and stationary part of a motor.
  • Rotor -  A rotor is the rotating part of a motor. 
  • Shaft - A shaft holds the stator and motor together and 

The functions and assembly of these parts differ in different types of motors. 

 

Stator

A stator in a rim-driven thruster consists of a tubular casing that holds the armature and the commutator. An armature is the component of an electric motor which carries electric current. In a rim-driven motor, a number of armatures are arranged inside the tubular casing with connected to the commutator. The following is an illustration of the stator in a rim-driven thruster.

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Figure 1 - Schematic diagram of a stator in a rim-driven thruster

Each armature has copper wires wound around them and connected to the commutator that facilitates the rotary movement of the rotor. The number of armatures is always equal to the number of commutators. The number of turns of the cpper and the direction of 

 

Licensing

This project is being developed as an open-source project with the following licensing:

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