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Insulation class
Electrical equipment; Motors
Since there are various ambient temperature conditions a motor might see and different temperature ranges within which motors run and insulation is sensitive to temperature; motor insulation is ...
Intermittent duty
Electrical equipment; Motors
A requirement of service that demands operation for alternate intervals of (1 ) load and no load; or (2) load and rest; or (3) load, no load and rest; such alternate intervals being definitely ...
Interpoles
Electrical equipment; Motors
An auxiliary set of field poles carrying armature current to reduce the field flux caused by armature reaction in a DC motor.
Inverter
Electrical equipment; Motors
An electronic device that converts fixed frequency and fixed voltages to variable frequency and voltage. Enables the user to electrically vary the speed of an AC motor.
Jackscrew
Electrical equipment; Motors
A device used for levelling the positioning of a motor. These devices are adjustable screws fitting on the base or motor frame. Also a device for removing endshields from a motor assembly.
Kilowatt
Electrical equipment; Motors
Since the watt is a relatively small unit of power, the kilowatt (kw), 1,000 watts, is used where larger units of power measurements are desirable.
Laminations
Electrical equipment; Motors
The steel portion of the rotor and stator cores made up of a series of thin laminations (sheets) which are stacked and fastened together by cleats, rivets or welds. Laminations are used instead of a ...