Motors

Motors

Contributors in Motors

Motors

In most instances, the following information will help identify a motor: 1. Frame designation (actual frame size in which the motor is built). 2. Horsepower, speed, design and enclosure. 3. Voltage, ...

inductance

Electrical equipment; Motors

The characteristic of an electric circuit by which varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field which causes voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby circuit.

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 ...

large motors

Electrical equipment; Motors

Usually refers to AC motors in 5,000 series frames and above and to 500 series frames and larger in DC.

load

Electrical equipment; Motors

The burden imposed on a motor by the driven machine. It is often stated as the torque required to overcome the resistance of the machine it drives. Sometimes "load" is synonymous with "required ...

coil (stator or armature)

Electrical equipment; Motors

The electrical conductors wound into the core slot, electrically insulated from the iron core. These coils are connected into circuits or windings which carry independent current. It is these coils ...