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    An induction motor or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor that produces torque is obtained by electromagnetic...
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    induction motor (LIM) is an alternating current (AC), asynchronous linear motor that works by the same general principles as other induction motors but...
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    Commutated motors have been mostly replaced by brushless motors, permanent magnet motors, and induction motors. The motor shaft extends outside of the motor, where...
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    shaded-pole motor is the original type of AC single-phase electric induction motor, dating back to at least as early as 1890. A shaded-pole motor is a motor in...
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    rotation. The two main types of AC motors are induction motors and synchronous motors. The induction motor (or asynchronous motor) always relies on a small difference...
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    fed synchronous motors use independently-excited multiphase AC electromagnets for both rotor and stator. Synchronous and induction motors are the most widely...
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    spacecraft propulsion.[citation needed] They are usually of the AC linear induction motor (LIM) design with an active three-phase winding on one side of the...
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    Electromagnetic induction has found many applications, including electrical components such as inductors and transformers, and devices such as electric motors and...
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  • is used to control AC synchronous and induction motors. It was originally developed for high-performance motor applications that are required to operate...
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    York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical devices. His AC induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric...
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    A Dahlander motor (also known as a pole changing motor, dual- or two speed-motor) is a type of multispeed three-phase induction motor, in which the speed...
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  • mechanically turning their rotors faster than synchronous speed. A regular AC induction motor usually can be used as a generator, without any internal modifications...
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    Rotor (electric) (category Electric motors)
    the first to understand the interchangeability of motor and generator. Induction (asynchronous) motors, generators and alternators (synchronous) have an...
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    motor, induction motor, motor inverter, and the 15:1 reduction gear set. This approach is used across the tri-motor all-wheel drive (AWD), dual-motor...
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    induction motor. Some types of single-phase motors or synchronous motors can be advantageous in some situations, but generally three-phase induction motors...
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    grain-oriented (30Q120) steel was used to make the stator tooth for an induction motor. It used 18 teeth between the two rotors. Each stator tooth was wound...
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    squirrel-cage rotor is the rotating part of the common squirrel-cage induction motor. It consists of a cylinder of steel laminations, with aluminum or copper...
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    much simpler, higher-reliability AC induction motors known as asynchronous traction motors. Synchronous AC motors are also occasionally used, as in the...
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    Induction disk motor is a low-power, low-speed AC motor that is primarily known for its use in electrical meters. It is also called a Ferraris disk after...
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    Tesla Model 3 (section Motor)
    traditional induction motor, the Model 3's primary (rear) motor uses internal permanent magnets (IPM) with synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) characteristics...
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    the line frequency, universal motors can develop higher-than-synchronous speeds, making them lighter than induction motors of the same rated mechanical...
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    synchronous and induction generators, produce about 95% of all electric power on Earth (as of early 2020s). In the form of electric motors, they consume...
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  • An induction heater is a key piece of equipment used in all forms of induction heating. Typically an induction heater operates at either medium frequency...
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    A motor capacitor is an electrical capacitor that alters the current to one or more windings of a single-phase alternating-current induction motor to create...
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    of induction describes how a changing magnetic field can induce an electric current in a circuit. This phenomenon, known as electromagnetic induction, is...
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  • was pioneered by the engineers Nikola Tesla, Galileo Ferraris, and Michail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky. Alternator Induction motor Single-phase generator v t e...
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    permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), but can also be a switched reluctance motor, or an induction (asynchronous) motor. They may also use neodymium...
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    switches on and off, demonstrated a primitive induction motor. The idea of a rotating magnetic field in an AC motor was explored by the Italian physicist and...
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    dual motor Tesla models use a combination of a permanent magnet motor at the back and traditional induction motor at the front. Permanent magnet motors are...
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    converter is a type of motor-generator which was patented in 1902 by J. L. la Cour and O. S. Bragstad. It consists of an induction motor driving a dynamo through...
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