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Two-Value Capacitor Motors
A two-value capacitor motor starts with one value of capacitors in
series with the auxiliary winding and runs with a different capacitance value.
This change can be done either using two separate capacitors or through the use
of an autotransformer. This motor has been replaced by the capacitor-start
motor for applications such as refrigerators and compressors.
For the motor using an autotransformer, a transfer switch is used to
change the tap on the autotransformer, as shown in Figure 6.22(A).This
arrangement appears to be obsolete now and the two-capacitor mechanism
illustrated in Figure 6.22(B) is used.
A typical torque-speed characteristic for a two-value capacitor motor is
shown in Figure 6.23. Note that optimum starting and running conditions can be
accomplished in this type of motor.
Repulsion-Type Motors
A repulsion motor is a single-phase motor with power connected to the
stator winding and a rotor whose winding is connected to a commutator. The
brushes on the commutator are short-circuited and are positioned such that there
is an angle of 20 to 30
°
between the magnetic axis of the stator winding and the
magnetic axis of the rotor winding. A representative torque-speed characteristic
for a repulsion motor is shown in Figure 6.24. A repulsion motor is a variable-
speed motor.
If in addition to the repulsion winding, a squirrel-cage type of winding
is embedded in the rotor, we have a repulsion-induction motor. The torque-
speed characteristic for a repulsion-induction motor is shown in Figure 6.25 and
can be though of as a combination of the characteristics of a single-phase
induction motor and that of a straight repulsion motor.
A repulsion-start induction motor is a single-phase motor with the same
windings as a repulsion motor, but at a certain speed the rotor winding is short
circuited to give the equivalent of a squirrel-cage winding. The repulsion-start
motor is the first type of single-phase motors that gained wide acceptance. In
recent years, however, it has been replaced by capacitor-type motors. A typical
torque-speed characteristic of a repulsion-start induction motor is shown in
Figure 6.26.
Shaded-Pole Induction Motors
For applications requiring low power of ¼ hp or less, a shaded-pole
induction motor is the standard general-purpose device for constant-speed
applications. The torque characteristics of a shaded-pole motor are similar to
those of a permanent-split capacitor motor as shown in Figure 6.27.