The Borrowed Turn: How a Starter Motor Works
In short: How a starter motor uses a solenoid, a pinion gear and a high-torque electric motor to spin an engine fast enough for combustion to take over, and how the idea began with the 1912 Cadillac.
A 1:55 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Springer Vieweg (chapter by Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics, 2014), “Starting systems”; alt-motor.com (a starter motor and alternator parts manufacturer/supplier), “How Does a Starter Solenoid Engage the Flywheel?”; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota technical training paper 'Toyota Starting Systems', hosted on a third-party site, stealth316.3sg.org), “starting_systems.pdf”; Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (university course material, Unit II: Starting System & Charging System), “UNIT-II_4.pdf”; Southern Illinois University Carbondale, College of Engineering (ET 332a lecture notes: DC Motors, Generators and Energy Conversion Devices, Lesson 18), “Lesson 18: Series Motor Torque-Speed Characteristics”; The Henry Ford (Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation), “Artifact”; The New York Times (Wheels blog, archived), “G.M. Celebrates the Electric Starter, a Century-Old Solution to Cranky Motorists”; Lemelson-MIT Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Charles Kettering | Lemelson”; SAE International (book '48-Volt Developments', 2016), hosted on IEEE Xplore, “Chapter 5 Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications”; SAE International (SAE Mobilus technical paper page; paper by John Kelly, Peter Scanes and Paul Bloore of Controlled Power Technologies), “2014-01-1890: Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications - Technical Paper”.
Sources used in this film
- Springer Vieweg (chapter by Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics, 2014) — Starting systems · View →
- alt-motor.com (a starter motor and alternator parts manufacturer/supplier) — How Does a Starter Solenoid Engage the Flywheel? · View →
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota technical training paper 'Toyota Starting Systems', hosted on a third-party site, stealth316.3sg.org) — starting_systems.pdf · View →
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (university course material, Unit II: Starting System & Charging System) — UNIT-II_4.pdf · View →
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, College of Engineering (ET 332a lecture notes: DC Motors, Generators and Energy Conversion Devices, Lesson 18) — Lesson 18: Series Motor Torque-Speed Characteristics · View →
- The Henry Ford (Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation) — Artifact · View →
- The New York Times (Wheels blog, archived) — G.M. Celebrates the Electric Starter, a Century-Old Solution to Cranky Motorists · View →
- Lemelson-MIT Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Charles Kettering | Lemelson · View →
- SAE International (book '48-Volt Developments', 2016), hosted on IEEE Xplore — Chapter 5 Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications · View →
- SAE International (SAE Mobilus technical paper page; paper by John Kelly, Peter Scanes and Paul Bloore of Controlled Power Technologies) — 2014-01-1890: Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications - Technical Paper · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Springer Vieweg (chapter by Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics, 2014): Starting systems
- Also: alt-motor.com (a starter motor and alternator parts manufacturer/supplier): How Does a Starter Solenoid Engage the Flywheel?
- Also: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota technical training paper 'Toyota Starting Systems', hosted on a third-party sit: starting_systems.pdf
- Also: Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (course material): UNIT-II_4.pdf
- Also: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, College of Engineering (ET 332a lecture notes: DC Motors, Generators and Energy: Lesson 18: Series Motor Torque-Speed Characteristics
- Also: The Henry Ford (Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation): Artifact
- Also: The New York Times (Wheels blog, archived): G.M. Celebrates the Electric Starter, a Century-Old Solution to Cranky Motorists
- Also: Lemelson-MIT Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Charles Kettering | Lemelson
- Also: SAE International (book '48-Volt Developments', 2016), hosted on IEEE Xplore: Chapter 5 Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications
- Also: SAE International (SAE Mobilus technical paper page; paper by John Kelly, Peter Scanes and Paul Bloore of Controlled Pow: 2014-01-1890: Specification and Design of a Switched Reluctance 48 V Belt Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) for Mild Hybrid Passenger Car Applications - Technical Paper
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