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Informationen zum Autor Rex Miller is a former Professor of Industrial Technology, a forty-year educator, and the author or coauthor of more than 100 textbooks. Mark Richard Miller is a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Technology Department at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas. Klappentext Here's the ultimate motor tool If you need information about installing, repairing, and maintaining any type of electric motor, this book belongs in your toolbox. Completely revised and illustrated, it covers principles of motor function, choosing and replacing motors, identifying and repairing common problems, performing routine maintenance, and more, all without excessive math. It's the guide your father relied on, now fully updated for the twenty-first century. Understand both AC and DC motor function and operation Repair small series motors and troubleshoot special types of motors Compare methods of motor control, including various switches, starters, and timing relays Troubleshoot fractional horsepower motors, including split-phase induction, capacitor start, repulsion, shaded-pole, hysteresis synchronous, and universal motors Learn the best procedures for stripping and rewinding armatures and stators Modify AC motors for speed control Discover which tools and supplies you'll always need Zusammenfassung Offers information about installing! repairing! and maintaining various types of electric motor. This book covers principles of motor function! choosing and replacing motors! identifying and repairing common problems! and! performing routine maintenance. It helps you to understand both AC and DC motor function and operation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Chapter 1: Motor Principles. Magnetic Attraction and Repulsion. Electromagnets. Induced Currents. Direct-Current (DC) Generators. Types of DC Generators. Control of DC Generators. Direct-Current Motors. Alternating-Current Motors. Polyphase Machines. Single-Phase Motors. Motor Control. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 2: Small DC and Universal Motors. Shunt DC Motors. Compound Motors. Permanent-Magnet Motors. Series or Universal Motors. Repairing a Series (Universal) Motor. Miscellaneous Information. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 3: Commutators and Brushes. The Armature. Magnet Wire Characteristics. Brushes. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 4: Split-Phase Motors. Starting a Single-Phase Motor. Starting a Split-Phase Motor. Characteristics of the Split-Phase Motor. Dual-Frequency Operation. Motor Noise and Vibration. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 5: Capacitor-Start Motors/Capacitor-Run Motors. Starting a Capacitor-Start Motor. The Electrolytic Capacitor. Characteristics of the Electrolytic Capacitor. Characteristics of Capacitor Motors. Reversing the Motor. Dual-Frequency Operation. Mechanical and Electrical Noises. The Capacitor-Run Motor. Reversing the Capacitor-Run Motor. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 6: Shaded-Pole Motors. Starting the Shaded-Pole Motor. Types of Shaded-Pole Motors. Construction of Shaded-Pole Motors. Performance of Shaded-Pole Motors. Applications of Shaded-Pole Motors. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 7: Three-Phase Motors. Uses of Three-Phase Motors. How Three-Phase Motors Work. Torque. Reversibility. Applications of Three-Phase Motors. Summary. Review Questions. Chapter 8: Squirrel-C...
