AC Winding

AC Winding: Ac winding are generally of a 3-phase kind because of the inherent advantages of a 3-phase machine. The armature coils must be connected to yield balanced (equal in…

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Principle of Induction Motor

Principle of Induction Motor | Torque Slip Characteristic: Principle of Induction Motor has not been introduced so far. Consider a cylindrical rotor machine with both the stator and rotor wound…

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Torque Equation of Synchronous Motor

Torque Equation of Synchronous Motor: Figure 5.36 shows a Torque Equation of Synchronous Motor with a round rotor. The rotor is initially stationary with fixed north-south poles created by dc…

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Rotating Magnetic Field

Rotating Magnetic Field: Rotating Magnetic Field - It was seen earlier that the sinusoidal current in any phase of an ac winding produces a pulsating mmf wave in space whose…

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Tap Changing Transformer

Tap Changing Transformer | Off Load Tap Changer |On Load Tap Changing: Tap Changing Transformer -Voltage variation in power systems is a normal phenomenon owing to the rapid growth of…

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Three Winding Transformer

Three Winding Transformer: Three Winding Transformer may be built with a third winding, called the tertiary, in addition to the primary and secondary. Various purposes which dictate the use of…

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Parallel Operation of Transformer

Parallel Operation of Transformer: When the load outgrows the capacity of an existing transformer, it may be economical to install another one in parallel with it rather than replacing it…

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Three Phase Transformer Connections

Three Phase Transformer Connections: In generation, transformation, transmission and utilization of electric energy it can be shown that it is economical to use the three-phase system rather than the single-phase.…

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