Brushless DC Motor

Brushless DC Motor: The term Brushless DC Motor is applied to many configurations of ac synchronous motors in which semiconductor control is used to control stator currents such that maximum…

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Short Circuit Current in Synchronous Generator

Short Circuit Current in Synchronous Generator: The Short Circuit Current in Synchronous Generator being electrical in nature is much faster than the electromechanical dynamics discussed already. It will, therefore, be…

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Braking of DC Motors

Braking of DC Motors: Controlled slowing or stopping of a motor and its driven load is as important as starting in many applications (e.g. cranes, traction on a slope to…

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Starting of DC Motors

Starting of DC Motors: At the time of Starting of DC Motors (n = 0), the induced emf of a motor is zero such that the current drawn from rated…

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DC Motor Losses and Efficiency

DC Motor Losses and Efficiency: The Losses and Efficiency of a transformer have been studied in earlier lesson. As in the case of transformers, it is more accurate to determine…

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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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Energy in Magnetic System

Energy in Magnetic System: Energy in Magnetic System - The chief advantage of electric energy over other forms of energy is the relative ease and high efficiency with which it…

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