Electrical equipment

Electrical equipment

Any equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons.

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heat sink

Electrical equipment; Motors

This is a piece of metal (usually aluminum) of a specific size and thickness to which a motor is mounted while heat rise tests are conducted. The orientation, such as vertical or ...

impedance protected

Electrical equipment; Motors

A motor which under stalled conditions will not exceed specified maximum coil temperatures. Implies that the motor can be stalled (maximum temperature condition) without ...

incrementing

Electrical equipment; Motors

A rapid start, move and stop motion.

inductance (L)

Electrical equipment; Motors

A resistance to a change in current. It is measured in henrys.

locked rotor

Electrical equipment; Motors

This is a motor test condition in which the rotating element is not allowed to move.

magnetic flux (Φ)

Electrical equipment; Motors

A term used to describe the amount of magnetism there is in a space around a coil or permanent magnet or in the air gap of a motor. It is measured in lines or webers.