Motors

Motors

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Motors

The difference between the speed of the rotating magnetic field (which is always synchronous) and the rotor in a non-synchronous induction motor is known as slip and is expressed as a percentage of a ...

Space heater

Electrical equipment; Motors

Small resistance heater units mounted in a motor, that are energized, during motor shutdown, to prevent condensation of moisture on the motor windings.

Special purpose motor

Electrical equipment; Motors

Motor with special operating characteristics or special mechanical construction, or both, designed for a particular application and not falling within the definition of a general purpose or definite ...

Splash-proof motor

Electrical equipment; Motors

An open motor in which the ventilating openings are so constructed that drops of liquid or solid particles falling on it or coming toward it in a straight line at any angle not greater than 100 ...

Split phase start

Electrical equipment; Motors

Motor which employs a main winding and an auxiliary winding, which is called the starting winding. The windings are unlike and thereby "split" the single phase of the power supply by causing a phase ...

Speed

Electrical equipment; Motors

The speed of the motor refers to the RPM's (revolutions per minute) of the shaft.

Stabilised shunt-wound motor

Electrical equipment; Motors

A stabilised shunt-wound motor is a direct-current motor in which the shunt field circuit is connected either in parallel with the armature circuit or to a separate source of excitation voltage and ...