Inductance of Single Phase Two Wire Line: Inductance of Single Phase Two Wire Line - Consider a simple Two Wire Line composed of solid round conductors carrying currents I1 and…
Flux Linkages of an Isolated Current Carrying Conductor: Transmission lines are composed of parallel conductors which, for all practical purposes, can be considered as infinitely long. Let us first develop…
Types of Forced Commutation: It was observed from the discussion on choppers and inverters that in thyristor systems fed from dc supply, the forward current does not pass through zero…
Gate Turn Off Thyristor (GTO) - Symbol, Operations and Applications: Conventional thyristors are used as ideal switches in power electronic applications. They have the capability of blocking several thousand volts…
What is Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)? | Construction and Working of SCR: What is Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)? - This semiconductor switching device is also known as a thyristor. It…
Four Phase Stepper Motor: Four Phase Stepper Motor - The stepper motor is a special type of synchronous motor which is designed to rotate through a specific angle (called a…
Types of Single Phase Synchronous Motor: There are two types of single phase synchronous motor, namely, Reluctance Motor Hysteresis Motor Construction of Reluctance Motor and Torque Speed Characteristics: The reluctance…
Development of a High Efficiency Induction Motor: With ever-increasing energy cost the life-time operating cost of an induction motor can be traded against a high efficiency and high capital cost…