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    Electrical Technology-Synchronous Motor Applications

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    The synchronous motor has a wide range of applications due to its constant speed operation and high efficiency of 92-96%. It is well-suited for constant speed, continuous processes like motor-generators, air compressors, pumps, blowers and mills. Synchronous motors can also improve power factor and regulate voltage on transmission lines. While initially more expensive than induction motors, synchronous motors are cost-effective for low-speed, high-horsepower applications. They are used in large pumps, mills, ship propulsion and more. Synchronous motors also show promise in variable speed drive systems using solid state controls.

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    Electrical Technology-Synchronous Motor Applications

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    The synchronous motor has a wide range of applications due to its constant speed operation and high efficiency of 92-96%. It is well-suited for constant speed, continuous processes like motor-generators, air compressors, pumps, blowers and mills. Synchronous motors can also improve power factor and regulate voltage on transmission lines. While initially more expensive than induction motors, synchronous motors are cost-effective for low-speed, high-horsepower applications. They are used in large pumps, mills, ship propulsion and more. Synchronous motors also show promise in variable speed drive systems using solid state controls.

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    The synchronous motor has a wide range of applications due to its constant speed operation and high efficiency of 92-96%. It is well-suited for constant speed, continuous processes like motor-generators, air compressors, pumps, blowers and mills. Synchronous motors can also improve power factor and regulate voltage on transmission lines. While initially more expensive than induction motors, synchronous motors are cost-effective for low-speed, high-horsepower applications. They are used in large pumps, mills, ship propulsion and more. Synchronous motors also show promise in variable speed drive systems using solid state controls.

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    Electrical Technology-Synchronous Motor Applications

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    The synchronous motor has a wide range of applications due to its constant speed operation and high efficiency of 92-96%. It is well-suited for constant speed, continuous processes like motor-generators, air compressors, pumps, blowers and mills. Synchronous motors can also improve power factor and regulate voltage on transmission lines. While initially more expensive than induction motors, synchronous motors are cost-effective for low-speed, high-horsepower applications. They are used in large pumps, mills, ship propulsion and more. Synchronous motors also show promise in variable speed drive systems using solid state controls.

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    APPLICATIONS

    The synchronous motor has a wide range of applications. Its constant speed
    operation (even under load variation and voltage fluctuations) and high
    efficiency(92-96 percent , the highest of all motors)make it most suitable for
    constant- speed, continuous running drives such as motor- generator sets, air
    compressors, centrifugal pumps, blowers, crushers, and many types of continuousprocessing mills.
    A unique feature of synchronous motors is their power factor control
    capabilities. If the motor is over excited, it draws leading reactive current. The over
    exited synchronous motor can be used to compensate for a large number of
    induction motors that draw lagging reactive current. The leading reactive drawn by
    the synchronous motor can improve the plant power factor, while at the same time
    such motors can act as prime movers for some drives in the plant . An unloaded
    synchronous motor maybe used as a synchronous condenser (over exited) or
    reactor (under exited) to regulate the voltage at the receiving end of long power
    transmission line.
    Because of their higher initial cost compared to induction motor, synchronous
    motor is not suitable at high speed or below 50 hp in the medium- speed range. For
    low-speed and high-hp applications, the induction motor is not cheaper than the
    synchronous motor, because a large amount of iron is required to establish a high
    air gap flux density, in the neighborhood of 1 tesla. In a synchronous motor,
    because of separate excitation by the rotor field, a value almost twice the figure is
    permissible. Furthermore, the advantages of constant-speed operation, power factor
    control, and high efficiency may override the disadvantage of higher initial cost for
    some hp and speed ranges.
    In low speed and high hp drives, some typical applications where
    synchronous motors are used are large low -head pumps, flour mills, line shafts,
    ship propulsion, rubber mills and mixers, and pulp grinders.
    In variable speed drive systems synchronous motors with solid state control
    are being considered seriously. The converters in the self controlled synchronous
    motor drive systems are simple and inexpensive, because commutation of thyristors
    is provided by the synchronous machine itself. This system is a series contender for
    application as variable speed drive. In urban transient system or locomotive drives,
    dc motors have been used for years. However, dc motors require frequent
    maintenance and are expensive. Induction motors with inverter control have been
    tried with limited success. Although induction motors are rugged, the complexity
    o0f the inverter control circuit, the relatively poor efficiency and the poor power
    factor associated with these motors have not made them attractive. The
    synchronous motor has less maintenance than the dc motor and has higher power
    factor and efficiency than the induction motor. Solid state power conditioners for

    synchronous motors can be simpler and less expensive than those required for
    induction motors. Consequently the self controlled synchronous motor drive system
    is being considered as a viable alternative for transient system and locomotive
    drives.

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