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{"id":1400,"date":"2021-08-05T04:15:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2021-09-08T05:01:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T05:01:41","slug":"what-is-stepper-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/electrical-engineering\/what-is-stepper-motor\/","title":{"rendered":"What is stepper motor ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TextHeading\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<h2 id=\"stepper-motor\" class=\"color-pink\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 2rem;\">Stepper Motor<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li>Stepper motors are DC motors that move in discrete steps. They have multiple coils that are organized in groups called &#8220;phases&#8221;. By energizing each phase in sequence, the motor will rotate, one step at a time. With a computer controlled stepping you can achieve very precise positioning and\/or speed control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/Electrical Engineering\/stepper-motor.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subheading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 id=\"types-of-stepper-motor\">Types of Stepper Motor<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Permanent magnet stepper<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid synchronous stepper<\/li>\n<li>Variable reluctance stepper<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"permanent-magnet-stepper\" class=\"color-green\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Permanent magnet stepper<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li>Permanent magnet motors use a static magnet (PM) within the rotor and operate the attraction or repulsion between the rotor PM and also the stator 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