Synchronous motor

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electric motor
gptkbp:advantage Constant speed under varying load
Not self-starting
gptkbp:canBe Single-phase
Three-phase
Brushless
Self-starting (with damper windings)
With slip rings
gptkbp:canOperateAs Synchronous condenser
gptkbp:controlledBy Excitation system
gptkbp:hasApplication Constant speed drives
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Rotor
gptkb:Stator
Field winding
Armature winding
gptkbp:hasType Non-salient pole
Salient pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Synchronous motor
gptkbp:introducedIn Late 19th century
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Benjamin_G._Lamme
gptkbp:operatesIn Synchronous speed
gptkbp:requires DC excitation
External means to start
gptkbp:rotorSpeedEquals Stator magnetic field speed
gptkbp:usedFor High-precision applications
Power factor improvement
gptkbp:usedIn Fans
Industrial applications
Textile mills
Mines
HVAC systems
Power factor correction
Elevators
Steel plants
Electric clocks
Cranes
Sugar mills
Compressors
Pumps
Water treatment plants
Paper mills
Machine tools
Hoists
Conveyor systems
Cement mills
Recording instruments
Rolling mills
Synchronous generators (when reversed)
gptkbp:uses Alternating current
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6