Understand What Makes Electric Motors Work

November 13, 2024  •  EPISODE 239

Join Roger Billings on Science LIVE as he unravels the science behind electric motors. Learn how they work, why magnets are crucial to their operation, and what makes these devices essential in modern technology.

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109 Comments

  1. Alvin g

    Wow!

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  2. Max Rovira

    Can you magnetize every metal?

    From Max Rovira in Virginia

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  3. Josiah Alkire

    O my goodness R-51 nearly made me die from laughter!!!!!! I WANT A BIG MOUTH!!!(A toy one, not a real one lol) Also I think that the motor kits are a really good idea. I voted for the spider-like robot.

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  4. Leon Cutler

    What about pulse modification radio (pm)?

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  5. Leon Cutler

    Motors are cool! For some reason, my comments never work when it is put in watch now.

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  6. Will Ferguson

    The segment on getting better grades really helps.

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  7. #Savannie

    So cool!!!! I love this website. Acellus changed my life so much!!!

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  8. Jada R.

    I liked the spider-like mechanism. It looks very advanced and efficient.

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  9. Ashley cook

    A moter is in a fan?

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  10. elie doyle

    science is soooooo amazing

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  11. Kiara Anne Ubeda

    Thank you science live and the teachers

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  12. Rahmatullah Nematy

    I vote for AC-D2

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  13. Justin Boily

    This was a great session and I enjoyed it.

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  14. Luis Daniel Prendiz Burgess

    Right that it is totally fair for R-51 to have a video intro? I mean, everyone else has one and R-51 is also part of Science Live.

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  15. Kpop

    Interesting

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  16. brinley

    I loved this episode

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  17. Steven

    Excellent video! Electric cars seem like a good way to reduce our dependence on gas and save money on gas. It’s just that my thing about electric cars is that when the Electricity turns off, what will charge your car?

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  18. Taylor Phillips

    Nice video, really fascinated by the electric motor system and the ways it can be used.

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  19. Emily cook

    i thought it was cool when they need electricity to work a compass.

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  20. cahya

    did u find the mars meteor

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  21. Dominik

    amazing science live keep up the good work guys

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  22. Mason Duke

    I like motors and love how they work

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  23. Mason Duke

    I love what makes motors work

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  24. zoe

    wow soo cool i like this epoisod and i was the first to do a comment ;]

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  25. Andrew Lecce

    Mr. Tobias is cool!

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  26. Ryker Dugger

    It is so cool on how electric motors work! You guys are awesome for letting us kids know this stuff!

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  27. Brayden Rainwater

    i love electric motors

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  28. Jessica

    I always wondered about motors. It’s so cool that it can send signals. science is the best. Who agrees👍🏻 reply.

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  29. Matthew

    what are the key components that make an electric motor work.

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  30. Hunter Parsley

    People that take notes score higher then people who don’t take notes. The people that take notes score about 13% higher

    for the others out there take notes it will help you get through life

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  31. Kyleigh Adkins

    I find all of these videos interesting

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  32. Ezra Zarzycki

    This was excellent at teaching how electric motors work! We need this to start engines, power fans, and do more daily life things!

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  33. Catalina Jasmin Romero Leyva

    what is the difference between electroic motors and regular motors, and which is more effective?

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  34. Ranulph zapf

    I like motors

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  35. Barrett Zaph

    Yes kit please

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  36. sydney wells

    how does the motor tell everything else to move?

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  37. Jean A.

    I’ve always been fascinated by how electric motors work, but never fully understood them. Now thanks to Dr. B I understand them fully and now know who to make simple ones. So thank you very much for this awesome video!!!

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  38. Alana

    Learning about how electric motors work is interesting.

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  39. mackenzie curley

    sounds interesting

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  40. Lilli

    such a cool subject

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  41. Alexandra Embery

    Thank you for the information. 🙂

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  42. Susanna Belska

    “all of us celebrities will be moving to canada” lmao

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  43. Jade

    What was the IQ of the inventor of the inventor who made the first one? Did he go to school?

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  44. Katelyn Byrne

    Checking in.

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  45. Reece Brown

    I understand how they work and this was a great video.

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  46. Jeremiah Wade

    I thought it was very cool when you showed how to build an electromagnet.

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  47. Asher Levi Puska

    👍

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  48. Beenish Hashmi

    thank you for teach us how to make electric motor works.

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  49. Kyndal

    fun!!!

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  50. Kate Bettison

    The little robot can do ballet! That one is my favorite.

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  51. Hàn Chí Nguyên

    WOW

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  52. Jonathan A.

    Thats an interesting fact that notes help you study better, because I use the Google Docs on my computer to take notes for my Acellus subjects.

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  53. Kyleigh

    very interesting

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  54. Griffin McIntyre

    Wow! Cool to learn about electric motors.

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  55. Gunnar Bendorf

    Amazing! R-51 is very entertaining 😀

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  56. Catherine Burt

    This was a really interesting video. Thanks!

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  57. Vsevolod Chumachenko

    What motor kits will we have?

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  58. Josiah Alkire

    Just like Max, I live in Virginia too. It is so cool that Acellus students are all over the world!

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  59. Kennedy

    Great lesson, electric motors are a great invention.

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  60. Jordan Campbell

    the dancing robots are hilarious

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  61. master ishavon

    this is so cool

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  62. Aviles R

    evolution of anything is so cool to see! Imagine if some of the motor’s leading pioneers got to see where motors have gone today.

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  63. Aliyah McCracken

    so cool

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  64. Josiah Alkire

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!

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  65. Reagan Price (Georgia)

    Which has a longer longevity electric or traditional motors? What everyday technology do we use that also uses magnets?

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  66. treshad

    what’s electrolysis?

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  67. Max

    I want to make my own scooter with an electric motor

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  68. Jessi

    this was such an interesting lesson!

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  69. Tyler Whitsel

    motors are awesome

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  70. Hunter Snapp

    Wow!

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  71. Ava Nelson

    Wow

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  72. Olivia Rose Brennan

    nice!

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  73. Dixie

    🥰🫰 Bro this is so Cool i Love it❤️

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  74. Jennifer Steele

    This is great information.

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  75. Olivia

    This video was very helpful on helping me understand motors.

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  76. Claire Bilek

    Thank you for the tips for getting better grades. It helped me a lot more than you think. I vote for the spider like robot to win.

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  77. Javier Nunez

    This will go amazing with my science studies.

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  78. Lydia

    I love this

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  79. Chloe Wandrei

    I did not realize until this episode that magnets could be turned on and off.

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  80. Brian Sells

    it’s crazy to think about all of the difrent was that we can make magnets.

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  81. alyssandra

    Very informative! 👍

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  82. Aysha J.

    I like this one!

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  83. Will Ferguson

    I’ve always wondered how motors worked they are in so many things.

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  84. Sage Davis

    yes kit

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  85. Ashton

    The spider-like thing was so cool!

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  86. Tino Salazar

    I cant wait to learn more about motors!

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  87. Paxton Sherfey

    Very interesting

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  88. dave sandoval

    this is so cool

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  89. Henry Tucker

    What are some other things Michael Faraday has done?

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  90. Barrett Pirtle

    very interesting how the magnet electric machine works! I wonder if that’s how some other machines are built.

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  91. Jahden Henry

    I vote big, because that cranberry pi-bot becauuse even though it has more akward bot moments but it is also a better dancer.

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  92. zoe

    cool

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  93. Nadia Sherfey

    That’s awesome!!! Yes kit

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  94. Siena

    Loved watching this episode and it was really interesting learning about dc motors.

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  95. Lauren

    WOW

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  96. zoe

    yes kit

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  97. LaiLa

    As a dancer myself, seeing bots dance was awesome lol

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  98. Rose

    this video was very interesting and I learned a lot of thing about motors

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  99. Muhsin

    love it. This video explains electric motors perfectly!

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  100. Eliyanah F

    this is so cool

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  101. Ava Cleveland

    HAPPY Thanksgiving

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  102. Luke

    I love it

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  103. Caleb Felker

    Great video! I think the dance-off should be a tie.

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  104. Leeland Whitehouse

    THAT IS AWASOME

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  105. camden a

    I want to learn to code! The robots dancing is funny!

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  106. Varvara

    Thank you!! That’s awesome!

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  107. Catelyn Barton

    Motors are definitely super cool and interesting!!

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  108. Daniel Cuter

    Wow cool

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