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Answer (/Viewpost/226311/CelingFanMotorWorksPrincipleSinglePhaseInductionUsingCapacitorWorking.Html) / Nilesh Vyas
The celing fan motor works on principle of single phase
induction motor using capacitor.
Working of capacitor start motor: The stator consists of
the main winding and a starting winding (auxiliary). The
starting winding is connected in parallel with the main
winding and is placed physically at right angles to it. A
90degree electrical phase difference between the two
windings is obtained by connecting the auxiliary winding in
series with a capacitor and starting switch. When the motor
is first energized, the starting switch is closed. This
places the capacitor in series with the auxiliary winding.
The capacitor is of such value that the auxiliary circuit
is effectively a resistivecapacitive circuit (referred to
as capacitive reactance and expressed as XC). In this
circuit the current leads the line voltage by about 45°
(because XC about equals R). The main winding has enough
resistanceinductance (referred to as inductive reactance
and expressed as XL) to cause the current to lag the line
voltage by about 45° (because XL about equals R). The
currents in each winding are therefore 90° out of phase
so are the magnetic fields that are generated. The effect
is that the two windings act like a twophase stator and
produce the rotating field required to start the motor.
When nearly full speed is obtained, a centrifugal device
(the starting switch) cuts out the starting winding. The
motor then runs as a plain singlephase induction motor.
Since the auxiliary winding is only a light winding, the
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motor does not develop sufficient torque to start heavy
loads. Splitphase motors, therefore, come only in small
sizes.
Answer (/Viewpost/196495/SeeGobindaroutNotDiscussingHereAboutMechanicalPrinciplesAirFloatingDir.Html) / Ravi Teja.A
See Gobindarout! we are not discussing here about
mechanical principles & air floating directions. The ques
related to how the ceiling fan working means what is the
electrical principle involved in that (working) while it
rotates, what is the reason to rotate?how it is starting &
whats the reason. think in that
manner............k
Answer (/Viewpost/344569/CeilingFanSinglePhaseInductionMotorGenerallyUseCapacitorStartRunAcFa.Html) / Eben George Babu
Ceiling fan is a Single phase Induction motor.Generally we use a capacitor start &Run AC Motor for ceiling Fans.
Motor principle: whenever current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic fieldit experiences force.
Stator: supplied by 1phase voltage, current will produce in the stator windingso magnetic field. But AC motor needs a rotating magnetic field in order turn the motor
shaft (fan blades). This is done by applying voltage with different phases to different windings. In a single phase system (like at your house where you would use a
ceiling fan) there is only one voltage phase. The capacitor is used to provide a phase shift (i.e. a time offset between currents) in the windings of the motor, making it
appear that the motor is operating in a multiphase system.In Simple Terms, A single Phase is Split Into Two. There are also other methods to split Phase But using a
capacitor is less expensive.
Now we have magnetic field.
We need current carrying conductor:
Because of Induction, voltage will develop in rotor as It is a closed circuit current will produceso current carrying conductorp laced in magnetic field.
Rotor will rotate.
Ceiling fan is a Single phase Induction
motor. Generally we use a capacitor
start &Run AC Motor for ceiling Fans.
Motor principle: whenever current
carrying conductor is placed in a
magnetic fieldit experiences force.
Stator: supplied by 1phase voltage,
current will produce in the stator
windingso magnetic field. But AC
motor needs a rotating magnetic
field in
order turn the motor shaft (fan
blades). This is done by applying
voltage with
different phases to different windings.
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In a single phase system (like at your
house where you would use a ceiling
fan) there is only one voltage phase.
The capacitor is used to provide a
phase shift (i.e. a time offset between
currents)
in the windings of the motor, making
it
appear that the motor is operating in
a
multiphase system.In Simple Terms, A
single Phase is Split Into Two. There
are
also other methods to split Phase But
using a capacitor is less expensive.
Now we have magnetic field.
We need current carrying conductor:
Because of Induction, voltage will
develop in rotor as It is a closed
circuit
current will produceso current
carrying conductor placed in
magnetic field.
Rotor will rotate.
Answer (/Viewpost/185725/FanRotatesHigerSpeedAirFromTopSideGoesDownPressureNegativePressuerB.Html) / Gobindarouth
When fan rotates with the higer speed than air from top
side goes to the down side and the pressure of the top side
is negative pressure and pressuer bowards buttom side is
positive so, air moves from tp bottom
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