External Rotor Motors

External rotor motors put the spinning rotor outside the stator and couple it directly to the impeller — shorter axially, no transmission losses, and self-cooled by the airstream. Articles cover the construction, direct-drive vs belt-drive comparisons and typical axial and centrifugal applications.

What Is an EC Fan? Brushless DC Motor Explained
By longwell / September 21, 2026 / Fan Engineering Guides

What Is an EC Fan? Brushless DC Motor Explained

What does EC actually mean in an EC fan? This engineering explainer fo...

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External rotor motor with the impeller mounted directly on the rotor
By longwell / August 21, 2026 / Fan Engineering Guides

External Rotor vs Internal Rotor Motor Fans

In an external rotor motor the outside spins and the impeller mounts s...

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AC vs EC fan variants of a cross-flow platform built for one order
By longwell / August 10, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

We Proposed All-EC. The Customer Was Right to Refuse.

Consolidating on one motor platform would have simplified our producti...

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External rotor motor driving an 80mm EC cross-flow impeller
By longwell / August 10, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

The Motor That Wears Its Rotor on the Outside

The whole assembly had 120 millimetres to live in, electronics include...

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AC centrifugal blower for an outdoor packaged air handling unit
By longwell / July 2, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

AC Centrifugal Blower Rated -40C to +60C for an Outdoor AHU

Anyone can quote a temperature range. Holding one from -40C to +60C co...

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Drawing and CAD model turnaround for a 300mm cross-flow fan
By longwell / June 5, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Sometimes the Deliverable Is a Drawing, Not a Fan

Sometimes the deliverable is a drawing and a CAD model rather than a f...

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AC axial fan, 500mm, rewound for a 600V industrial supply
By longwell / June 4, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

600V AC Axial Fan for Industrial HVAC: 500mm Case Study

Six hundred volts is an awkward voltage. Solving it with a transformer...

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AC axial fan range from 250mm to 800mm with panel mount and guard
By longwell / May 21, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Seventeen AC Axial Fans, 250mm to 800mm, for One OEM Range

Seventeen models, one series. Covering a whole product family from a s...

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A 53mm BLDC motor component with 0-10V control and FG output
By longwell / May 14, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Buying the Motor Instead of the Fan

Some OEMs design their own air path and want the motor only. That chan...

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By longwell / April 7, 2026 / Technical Articles

Rediscovering “External Rotor”: An Underestimated Fan Revolution

In-Depth Analysis of External Rotor Axial Flow Fans Structural Princip...

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