3 Point Starter and 4 Point Starter -Construction and its Workings: The starter for a shunt motor (3 point starter) is shown in Fig. 1.59. At start all resistances are…
Starting of Electric Drives: The most important processes associated with controlled electric drives are (i) starting, (ii) speed control (iii) braking, (iv) reversal of direction of rotation. All these are…
Selection of Electric Drive: For selection of electric drive motor it is essential that the conditions of service are well known. It is not sufficient to simply specify the output…
Electromagnetic Relay - Definition, Construction and Working Principle: Electromagnetic Relay - A relay, in the general sense of the word, is any apparatus which serves to actuate or control the…
Magnetic Amplifier - Working Principle and Applications: In a magnetic amplifier, the basic component is a steel-cored coil with an additional winding energized by direct current. It is intended for…
Amplidyne (Rotary Amplifier) - Definition, Construction, Connection Diagram, Workings and Applications: The amplidyne is a rotary amplifier in which a small amount of power supplied to excite the field is…
Ignitron Working Principle: Ignitron is a gaseous tube and consists of carbon anode, boron carbide ignitor tube and mercury pool cathode. It is a cold cathode tube and does not…
Dielectric Heating - Working, Advantages and Applications: When non-metallic parts such as wood, plastics, bones are subjected to an alternating electrostatic field dielectric loss occurs. In dielectric heating use of…