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Motors

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 ...

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