DC Motors - PDF Full description: Topics covered in this module: DC Motor Theory: Inducing a Force on a Conductor, Theory of Operation, Torque, Generator Action in a Motor, DC Motor Speed, and Summary Types of DC Motors: DC Motor Connections, Shunt-Wound Motor Operation, Shunt-Wound Motor Applications, Series-Wound Motor, Series-Wound Motor Applications, Compounded Motor, and Summary DC Motor Operation: Starting of DC Motors, DC Motor Ratings, and Summary