Split Phase Motor

Split Phase Motor: When a motor is provided with two windings, even though these are excited from the same voltage (supply being single-phase), the currents in the two windings can…

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Special Features of Thyristor Drive Motors

Special Features of Thyristor Drive Motors: The most commonly used dc motors for thyristor drive are separately excited and series excited dc motors. The thyristor drive motors usually differ from…

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Switched Reluctance Motor

Switched Reluctance Motor: The switched reluctance motor (SRM) has both salient pole stator and rotor, like variable stepper motor, but they are designed for different applications, and therefore, with different…

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Braking of Single Phase Induction Motor

Braking of Single Phase Induction Motor: These motors can be braked by dc dynamic and plugging. The Braking of Single Phase Induction Motor are DC Dynamic Braking: It is commonly used…

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Single Phase Induction Motor Types

Single Phase Induction Motor Types: Single Phase Induction Motor Types - As far as normal running is concerned, a single winding is sufficient. But all motors must be self start.…

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Fractional Kilowatt Motors Articles

Fractional Kilowatt Motors Articles: Single Phase Induction Motor: A Single Phase Induction Motor comprises a single-phase distributed winding on the stator and normal squirrel-cage rotor as shown schematically in Fig.…

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