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Motor Calculators

Electric motor

Engineering calculators for DC motors, stepper motors, BLDC motors, speed, torque, power, gearing, and motion systems.

Available Calculators

12

Engineering Applications

4

Calculators

Each listed tool links to a working calculator with engineering inputs, formulas, examples, notes, and related resources.

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Motor Torque, Power & Speed Calculator

Calculate motor shaft torque, mechanical power, RPM, angular velocity, horsepower, unit conversions, and operating-point comparisons.

MotorsAvailable

DC Motor Back EMF Calculator

Calculate brushed DC motor back EMF, armature current, winding voltage drop, speed, Ke, no-load estimates, and voltage budgets.

MotorsAvailable

DC Motor Stall Current Calculator

Calculate DC motor stall current, total series resistance, voltage drops, I²R loss, current-limit behavior, stall torque, and hot winding resistance.

MotorsAvailable

Motor Kv & Kt Calculator

Convert motor speed constant Kv, torque constant Kt, back-EMF constant Ke, and first-order speed or torque references.

MotorsAvailable

Motor Efficiency Calculator

Calculate motor electrical input power, mechanical shaft output power, efficiency, total loss, loss breakdown, and operating-point comparisons.

MotorsAvailable

Motor Copper Loss Calculator

Calculate motor winding I²R copper loss, phase loss, stepper phase loss, hot winding loss, allowed RMS current, and copper-loss share.

MotorsAvailable

Motor PWM Average Voltage Calculator

Calculate motor PWM average voltage, duty cycle, H-bridge bipolar voltage, PWM timing, back-EMF headroom, and resistive current reference.

MotorsAvailable

Motor Encoder RPM Calculator

Calculate motor encoder RPM, PPR, CPR, quadrature counts, count frequency, fixed-window counts, angular resolution, RPM resolution, and gearbox encoder references.

MotorsAvailable

Motor Gear Ratio & Output Calculator

Calculate motor gearbox output RPM, output torque, required motor speed, required motor torque, gear teeth ratio, multi-stage ratio, efficiency, power balance, and gearbox loss.

MotorsAvailable

Stepper Motor Steps & Resolution Calculator

Calculate stepper full steps, step angle, microstepping resolution, commanded angle, gearbox output resolution, leadscrew increment, and counts per millimeter.

MotorsAvailable

Stepper Motor Pulse Frequency Calculator

Calculate STEP command pulse frequency, pulse period, commanded RPM, gearbox output speed, leadscrew linear speed, and command-rate limits.

MotorsAvailable

BLDC Electrical RPM & Frequency Calculator

Calculate BLDC and PMSM electrical frequency, electrical RPM, pole pairs, mechanical RPM, electrical period, six-step sector rate, and Hall transition references.

How to Use These Calculators

Start From the Engineering Question

Choose the calculator that matches the decision you need to make: decode a component marking, size a value, check a frequency response, estimate loss, or verify a safety margin. A category page is useful only when it helps you reach a working tool, so this page lists released calculators only.

Check Units and Assumptions

Calculator results depend on unit choices, idealized formulas, tolerance, temperature, frequency range, and component limitations. Review the formula and engineering notes on each calculator page before using the result in a schematic, BOM, or PCB layout.

Validate Against Real Parts

Use the calculated value as a design reference, then confirm it against datasheets, derating curves, layout parasitics, measurement conditions, and manufacturer limits. The related guides below provide background when a calculation needs more context.

Engineering Applications

DC motors
Stepper motors
BLDC drives
Motion systems

Related Engineering Guides

Engineering Guide

Stepper Pulse Scheduling: Acceleration, Microstepping, Timing, and Missed Steps

Translate stepper speed and microstep targets into driver-safe pulses, acceleration ramps, torque checks, and verified motion.

10 min · Intermediate

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Engineering Guide

Measuring Motor Kv, Kt, and Ke: Bench Methods and Datasheet Conventions

Extract motor constants from speed, generated voltage, current, and torque measurements while controlling convention and temperature errors.

10 min · Intermediate

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Engineering Guide

Motor Thermal Duty-Cycle Design: RMS Current, Copper Loss, Efficiency, and Validation

Design motor duty cycles with RMS current, hot winding resistance, complete loss budgets, efficiency maps, thermal transients, derating, and measured validation.

18 min · Advanced

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Engineering Guide

DC Motor Startup and Stall Protection: Current Limiting, Jam Detection, and I²t

Protect DC motor systems across startup transients, current limiting, supply sag, jam detection, I²t accumulation, layered shutdown, and verification.

18 min · Advanced

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Engineering Guide

Motor Driver and H-Bridge Design: PWM, Current Paths, Braking, and Protection

Design motor H-bridge power stages across startup current, PWM states, recirculation, braking energy, semiconductor loss, protection, layout, and verification.

19 min · Advanced

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Engineering Guide

Motor Motion Control: Encoders, Gear Ratio, Stepper Resolution, and BLDC Frequency

Connect encoder counts, gear ratios, stepper resolution, command pulse rate, and BLDC electrical frequency in practical motion-control workflows.

20 min · Intermediate

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