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What Is Capacitor Start Induction Motor A Complete Guide

A capacitor start induction motor uses a capacitor connected in series with an auxiliary winding to produce a phase difference between the main and auxiliary windings. This rotating magnetic field starts the motor. During operation, a centrifugal switch disconnects the auxiliary winding, leaving a single winding powering the motor. Capacitor start induction motors provide high starting torque at low starting current, making them suitable for applications with frequent starting or high inertia loads. They are commonly used in equipment like compressors, blowers, conveyors and pumps.

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What Is Capacitor Start Induction Motor A Complete Guide

A capacitor start induction motor uses a capacitor connected in series with an auxiliary winding to produce a phase difference between the main and auxiliary windings. This rotating magnetic field starts the motor. During operation, a centrifugal switch disconnects the auxiliary winding, leaving a single winding powering the motor. Capacitor start induction motors provide high starting torque at low starting current, making them suitable for applications with frequent starting or high inertia loads. They are commonly used in equipment like compressors, blowers, conveyors and pumps.

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What is Capacitor Start Induction Motor: A Complete

Guide
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June 20, 2021

An induction motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor needed to
produce torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator
winding. This article will take a closer look at a type of single-phase induction motor, called
Capacitor start induction motor. Read this new blog in Liquip to find out what is capacitor
start induction motor and its working principle.

What Is Capacitor Start Induction Motor?

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A Capacitor Start Motors is a single phase Induction Motor that employs a capacitor in the
auxiliary winding circuit to produce a greater phase difference between the current in the
main and the auxiliary windings. The name suggests that the motor uses a capacitor to start.

Capacitor Start Induction Motor Construction


The capacitor start motor has a cage rotor and has two windings on the stator. They are
known as the main winding and the auxiliary or the starting winding. The two windings are
placed 90 degrees apart. A capacitor CS is connected in series with the starting winding. A
centrifugal switch SC is also connected to the circuit.

The connection diagram of the capacitor start induction motor is shown in the figure below.

Capacitor Start Induction Motor Working Principle


When the stator windings are energized from a 1-phase supply, the main winding and
the starting winding, carry two different currents. There is a 90° time-phase difference
and 90° space difference between the two currents. These two currents produce a
rotating magnetic field that starts the motor.
The main and auxiliary windings are connected in parallel during motor starting. A start
capacitor stays in the circuit long enough to rapidly bring the motor up to a
predetermined speed, which is usually about 70 to 80 % of the full speed.
Then the auxiliary winding is disconnected from the supply often by a centrifugal
switch and the motor remains powered by a single winding creating a pulsating
magnetic field. In this sense, the auxiliary winding in this design can be regarded as a
starting winding, since it is only used during motor startup.

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Note that the motor will not work properly if the centrifugal switch is broken. If the
switch is always open, the start capacitor is not part of the circuit, so the motor does
not start. If the switch is always closed, the start capacitor is always in the circuit, so
the motor windings will likely burn out. If a motor does not start, the capacitor is far
more likely the problem than the switch.

Capacitor Start Induction Motor Features


The starting winding of a capacitor starts motor heats up less quickly and is well suited
to applications involving either frequent or prolonged starting periods.
The power rating of such motors lies between 120 W and 7-5 kW.
The capacitor starts motor develops a much higher starting torque of about 3 to 4.5
times of the full load torque. To obtain a high starting torque, the two conditions are
essential that are as follows:
The Starting capacitor value must be large.
The valve of the starting winding resistance must be low.

Capacitor Start Induction Motor Advantages


Several advantages of capacitor start induction motors are mentioned below.

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Because of high starting torque and low starting current, capacitor start induction
motors have a wide range of applications.
The capacitor is in series with the start circuit, so it creates more starting torque,
typically 200 to 400% of rated load. And starting current, usually 450 to 575% of rated
current, is much lower than that of the split-phase types due to the larger wire in the
start circuit. This allows higher cycle rates and reliable thermal protection.
The start capacitor generally has more capacitance than a run capacitor induction
motor type, the 7- to the 9-microFarad capacitor, which improves the motor’s
performance after it has begun running.
This motor configuration works so well that it is available in multi-horsepower (multi-
kilowatt) sizes.

Capacitor Start Induction Motor Application


These motors are used for the loads of higher inertia where frequent starting is
required.
They are used on a wide range of belt-drive applications like small conveyors, large
blowers, and machine tools.
They are used in pumps and compressors.
They are used in the refrigerator and air conditioner compressors.
They are also used for many direct-drive or geared applications.

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