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AC Motor Comparison

Goals: Choose an AC motor for an application

Safely wire and operate an AC motor

2/5 Has demonstrated the required basic skills

3/5 In addition to #2, has demonstrated understanding of AC motor comparison ideas

4/5 In addition to #3, can use AC motor comparison ideas and skills in practical applications

5/5 In addition to #4, can apply critical thinking to AC motor comparison skills in combination
with other topics and/or to create a problem-solving strategy
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Theory: Ch 15, 18, 20, 22 Shop

2/5: Basic Skills
S3 Ch 15 Wound-Rotor Induction Motors (3-phase)
5 □ Understand characteristics, advantages,
disadvantages

3/5: DC Motor Ideas

S3 Ch Synchronous Motors
6 18 □ Understand characteristics, advantages,
disadvantages
S3 Ch Single Phase Motors
7 20 □ Understand characteristics, advantages,
disadvantages
S3 Ch Universal Motors S39 Universal motor
8 22 □ Understand characteristics, advantages, □ Set brushes to the neutral plane
disadvantages □ Compare the efficiency of DC operation,
AC inductive-coupling operation, AC
conductive-coupling operation

4/5: DC Motor Applications

S4 Select an AC motor for an application
0 □ Performance characteristics
□ Safety considerations

5/5: Investigation Topics

□ Servo motors (Ch 20)
□ Shaded pole motors (Ch 20)
□ Repulsion motors (Ch 22)