Machine Design welcomes submissions on how to solve a specific engineering or technical problem. In the following article, an actuator/speed control recommendation improves reliability in a generator ...

Synchrotek, Inc. offers a line of standard and custom electric generators that feature variable speed input, which permits the power source to rotate at its optimal speed. This arrangement is ideal ...

In a speed controller, the motor’s speed (or velocity) is being controlled. There is an element that detects speed, whether it be a tachometer or some sort of encoder. This monitoring element provides ...