Motors

Motors

Industry: Electrical equipment

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Roller bearing

Electrical equipment; Motors

A special bearing system with cylindrical rollers capable of handling belted applications, too large for standard ball bearings.

Rotating magnetic field

Electrical equipment; Motors

The force created by the stator once power is applied to it that causes the rotor to turn.

The rotating member of an induction motor made up of stacked laminations. A shaft running through the centre and a squirrel cage made in most cases of aluminium which holds the laminations together ...

Screens

Electrical equipment; Motors

Are protection which can be placed over openings in the fan cover on a fan-cooled motor or ventilation openings of a protected motor to help keep out large particles and/or animals, but not block ...

Secondary winding

Electrical equipment; Motors

Winding which is not connected to the power source, but which carries current induced in it through its magnetic linkage with the primary winding.

Series dc motors

Electrical equipment; Motors

Where high starting torques are required for a DC motor, the series motor is used. The load must be solidly connected to the motor and never decrease to zero to prevent excessive motor speeds. The ...

Service factor

Electrical equipment; Motors

1. When used on a motor nameplate, a number which indicates how much above the nameplate rating a motor can be loaded without causing serious degradation, (i.e., a 1.15 S-F can produce 15% greater ...