Motors

Motors

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thrust bearings

Electrical equipment; Motors

Special bearings used to handle higher than normal axial forces exerted on the shaft of the motor as is the case with some fan or pump blade mountings.

tube cooled

Electrical equipment; Motors

A motor in which heat is dissipated by air-to-air heat exchange.

A method of starting a motor at rated voltage but drawing locked rotor current and producing reduced stocked rotor torque but it provides lower starting torque than a straight delta connection. Once ...

rotor

Electrical equipment; Motors

The rotating member of an induction motor made up of stacked laminations. A shaft running through the center and a squirrel cage made in most cases of aluminum 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 ...