How does an AC induction motor work? Here’s a little animation to summarize things and hopefully make it all clear: Two pairs of electromagnet coils, shown here in red and blue, are energized in turn by an AC supply (not
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Day: July 31, 2022
How does an AC motor work?
Unlike toys and flashlights, most homes, offices, factories, and other buildings aren’t powered by little batteries: they’re not supplied with DC current, but with alternating current (AC), which reverses its direction about 50 times per second (with a frequency of
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How does an ordinary DC motor work?
How does an ordinary DC motor work? The simple motors you see explained in science books are based on a piece of wire bent into a rectangular loop, which is suspended between the poles of a magnet. (Physicists would call
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