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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Sinusoidal PMAC Motor

Sinusoidal PMAC Motor: Since the voltages induced in the stator phases of a sinusoidal PMAC motor are sinusoidal, ideally, the three stator phases must be supplied with variable frequency sinusoidal…

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Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive

Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive: A Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive employing a load commutated thyristor inverter is shown in Fig. 7.10. In large power drives wound field synchronous motor…

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Operation of Synchronous Motor

Operation of Synchronous Motor: Operation of Synchronous Motor - For any speed other than synchronous speed, the relative speed between air gap flux wave and the rotor is not zero.…

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Synchronous Motors Types

Synchronous Motors Types: Commonly used Synchronous Motors Types are: wound field, permanent magnet, synchronous reluctance and hysteresis motors. All these motors have a stator with a 3-phase winding, which is…

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Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor

Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor: While the conventional induction motor gives rotary motion, a Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor provides translational or linear motion. Hence it is termed…

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Single Phase Induction Motors Working Principle

Single Phase Induction Motors Working Principle: Single Phase Induction Motors Working Principle are inferior in performance and lager in weight and volume compared to three-phase motors of the same rating.…

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Pole Changing of Induction Motor

Pole Changing of Induction Motor: Pole Changing of Induction Motor - For a given frequency, the synchronous speed is inversely proportional to the number of poles. Synchronous speed, and therefore,…

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