Speed Torque Curves

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 Pull-in torque

 Pull-out torque

 Power

Pull-In Torque: the maximum torque at which a synchronous motor (stepping motor included) can accelerate its load to synchronous speed.

Pull-Out Torque: the maximum torque which a synchronous motor (stepping motor included) can develop and still maintain synchronous speed.

Full-Load Torque: the torque developed by a non-synchronous motor at its rated full-load speed.

Breakdown Torque: the maximum torque that the motor can develop; it occurs as a point on the speed-torque curve below synchronous or full-load speed.

Locked-Rotor Torque: the torque developed with the rotor at standstill.

Holding or Static Torque (Stepping Motor): the torque required to displace the rotor from its equilibrium position with one or more stator phases energized with the rotor at rest.

Detent or Residual Torque (Permanent Magnet Motor): the torque developed in an unenergized motor when the permanent magnet rotor is displaced from a position of minimum stator eluctance.

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