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DC Motor Drives Articles

DC Motor Drives Articles: Types of DC Motor: The commonly used Types of DC Motor are shown in Fig. 5.1. In a separately excited motor, the field and armature voltages…

Semiconductor Converter Controlled Drives

Semiconductor Converter Controlled Drives: These are now widely used both in ac and dc tractions involving dc and ac motors, and the conventional drives have all become outdated, and will…

Braking System in Train

Braking System in Train: Braking System in Train has number of advantages over mechanical braking. It reduces wear and tear on rails and wheels, substantially increasing their life. It is…

Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive

Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive: A Self Controlled Synchronous Motor Drive employing a load commutated thyristor inverter is shown in Fig. 7.10. In large power drives wound field synchronous motor…

Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor

Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor: While the conventional induction motor gives rotary motion, a Working Principle of Linear Induction Motor provides translational or linear motion. Hence it is termed…

Sensors and Transducers

Sensors and Transducers: The definition of Sensors and Transducers are follows, The input quantity for most instrumentation systems is nonelectrical. In order to use electrical methods and techniques for measurement, the…

Protective Relays Articles

Protective Relays Articles: Protective Relay: A Protective Relay is a device that detects the fault and initiates the operation of the circuit breaker to isolate the defective element from the…

Digital Integrated Circuits Articles

Digital Integrated Circuits Articles: CMOS Inverter Working Principle: CMOS Circuit contain both NMOS and PMOS devices to speed the switching of capacitive loads. It consumes low power and can be…