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What does phase mean?
When we buy a stepper motor, we often see how many phases does this stepper motor have, what does this phase mean here?
When we buy a stepper motor, we often see how many phases does this stepper motor have, what does this phase mean here?
The so-called phase is how many pairs of energized windings the stator inside the motor has. For the most common two-phase stepper motor, it has four energized windings inside, that is, two pairs, and it is called a two-phase stepper motor.
When stepping and energizing, the two windings of each phase are a magnetic pole N and a magnetic pole S.