Types of AC Induction Motors As mentioned before, squirrel-cage induction motors are very prevalent in industry, in sizes from fractional horse powers up to tens of megawatts. They are simple, rugged, and self-starting, and maintain a reasonably constant speed from light load to full load, set by the frequency of the power supply and the [...]
Squirrel Cage Induction Motors We have reviewed DC motors in previous posts. Squirrel-cage induction motors are very prevalent in industry, in sizes from fractional horse powers up to tens of megawatts. They are simple, rugged, and self-starting, and maintain a reasonably constant speed from light load to full load, set by the frequency of the [...]
What is an electric motor? In daily life, in industry or even at home or office, we need to convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. Electric machine is a device which do this conversion; it can convert electrical energy to mechanical energy and vise versa. When it converts electrical energy to mechanical one, it [...]