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The document discusses AC motors and how they work. An AC motor runs smoothly only at the frequency of the alternating current powering it. Common AC motors have a stationary electromagnet that produces a rotating magnetic field which interacts with a rotating armature to turn the motor. As the armature rotates in the magnetic field, it acts as both a motor and a generator.

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Ac Motor

The document discusses AC motors and how they work. An AC motor runs smoothly only at the frequency of the alternating current powering it. Common AC motors have a stationary electromagnet that produces a rotating magnetic field which interacts with a rotating armature to turn the motor. As the armature rotates in the magnetic field, it acts as both a motor and a generator.

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AC Motor

As in the DC
motor case, a
current is passed
through the coil,
generating a
torque on the coil.
Since the current
is alternating, the
motor will run
smoothly only at
the frequency of
the sine wave. It
is called a
synchronous
motor. More Index
common is
theinduction DC
motor, where Circuits
electric current
is inducedin the
rotating coils
rather than
supplied to them
directly.
One of the drawbacks of this kind of AC motor is the high current which must
flow through the rotating contacts. Sparking and heating at those contacts can
waste energy and shorten the lifetime of the motor. In common AC motors the
magnetic field is produced by an electromagnet powered by the same AC
voltage as the motor coil. The coils which produce the magnetic field are
sometimes referred to as the "stator", while the coils and the solid core which
rotates is called the "armature". In an AC motor the magnetic field is
sinusoidally varying, just as the current in the coil varies.

How does a motor work? AC Generator Generator and Motor DC Motor

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HyperPhysics***** Electricity and Magnetism R Nave
AC Generator
The turning of a coil in a magnetic field produces motional emfs in both sides
of the coil which add. Since the component of the velocity perpendicular to the
magnetic field changes sinusoidally with the rotation, the generated voltage is
sinusoidal or AC. This process can be described in terms of Faraday's
law when you see that the rotation of the coil continually changes the magnetic
flux through the coil and therefore generates a voltage.

Index

DC
Circuits

Voltage generation detail AC Motor Generator and Motor DC Motor

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Generator and Motor


A hand-cranked generator can be used to generate voltage to turn a motor. This is an
example of energy conversion from mechanical to electrical energy and then back to
mechanical energy.
As the motor is turning, it also acts as a generator and generates a "back emf". ByLenz's
law, the emf generated by the motor coil will oppose the change that created it. If the
motor is not driving a load, then the generated back emf will almost balance the input
voltage and very little current will flow in the coil of the motor. But if the motor is
driving a heavy load, the back emf will be less and more current will flow in the motor
coil and that electric power being used is converted to the mechanical power to drive the
load.

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