Traditionally generation of electricity has involved rotating machines to produce alternating sinusoidal voltage and current (a.c. systems). With the development...

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Electric motors are one of the most widely used items of electrical equipment. Improving motor efficiency benefits include, reduced power demand, lower...

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Anyone specifying or using electric motors should have a basic understanding how the insulation is related to temperature. Three classes of insulation...

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Many questions sent in to the site are in connection with motor starting and in particular star-delta.  For all but the simplest application, there is...