Why Stepper Motors Don’t Have a Power Rating, But Servo Motors Do – All Explained in One Article!
Stepper Motors vs. Servo Motors: Why One Has Power Rating and the Other Doesn’t When first learning about stepper motors and servo motors in mechanical design, many people ask: Since both drive loads to rotate, why don’t steppers have a “power” rating, while servos clearly specify power (e.g., 400W, 750W, 1kW)? The answer is simple. Stepper motors focus on pulse-based positioning; their output is intermittent and variable, with no stable power to define. So they are rated by torque and speed instead of power. Servo motors rely on closed-loop power control and can output torque and energy continuously and…