Braking of DC Motors

Braking of DC Motors: Controlled slowing or stopping of a motor and its driven load is as important as starting in many applications (e.g. cranes, traction on a slope to…

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Series Parallel Control of DC Motor

Series Parallel Control of DC Motor: Series Parallel Control of DC Motor - Here two identical motors are coupled together mechanically to a common load. Two speeds at constant torque…

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Starting of DC Motors

Starting of DC Motors: At the time of Starting of DC Motors (n = 0), the induced emf of a motor is zero such that the current drawn from rated…

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Commutation in DC Machine

Commutation in DC Machine or Generator or Motor: One coil each under an adjoining pole-pair is connected between adjacent commutator segments in a lap-wound dc armature, while in a wave-wound…

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Compensating Winding in DC Machine

Compensating Winding in DC Machine: Compensating Winding in DC Machine - It was seen from earlier section, that armature reaction causes the flux density wave to be so badly distorted…

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Circuit Model of DC Machine

Circuit Model of DC Machine: The parallel paths of DC machine armature are symmetrical and each has an induced emf Ea and a resistance Rp. The armature can be represented…

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Electric Motor Characteristics

Electric Motor Characteristics: The machine and the load are the two components of an electro-mechanical energy-conversion system, and the Electric Motor Characteristics, generally, play a predominant part in the operating…

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