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Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning Guide 1938
CURRENT
Table 1. Classification of Motors
Speed Charac teristics
Full Voltage
Starting Torque
Starting Current
Hp
Range
Ttpb OP Application Bee Footnote*
1. Shunt
Direct
2. Compound
3. Series
Constant Speed Drives Constant Medium Medium All
Constant High or Variable
Variable High
Medium All Medium Small
(a) Fans and (c) Centrifugal Pumps
(b) (c) (e) Reci procating Pumps and frequent or hand starting
(d) Fans direct connected
Poly
phase
4. Squirrel Cage Constant Normal High
All
General Purpose
6-8 Times
(a) Fans-and (c) Centrifugal Pumps
5. Squirrel Cage Constant Normal Medium Medium (a) Fans and
Medium Torque
5-6 Times Small Centrifugal Pumps
6. Squirrel Cage High Torque
Constant High
Medium Medium 5-6 Times Small
(6) Reciprocating; Pumps (e) and Compressors started loaded
7. Automatic Start Constant High High Torque .
Low 3 Times
Medium
(b) Reciprocating Pumps (e) and Compressors started loaded
8. Slip Ring Wound Rotor
Constant High
Low
All
1-3 Times
with sec
ondary
control
(a) and Hoists (b) Reciprocating Pumps (c) and Frequent (ie) or Hand Start
9. Synchronous High Speed
Constant Medium Medium Medium (a) Fans and Cen 5-TTimes Large trifugal Pumps
10. Synchronous Low Speed
Constant Low
Low
Medium (a) Reciprocating
3-4 Times Large Compressors Start
ing Unloaded
Single
phase
11. Capacitor
Constant High
Normal Medium (6) Pumps and Small Compressors
'Applications: a. Drives having medium or low starting torque and inertia (WR*) such as fans and centrifugal pumps or reciprocating pumps and compressors started unloaded. b. Drives having high starting torques, such as reciprocating pumps and compressors started loaded.' c. Similar to (a) except where frequent or hand starting (large WR*) requires a higher starting and accelerating torque. &. Fans direct connected. e. Stoker drives.
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Chapter 38. Motors and Controls
Current
Table 1. Classification of Motors--(Continued)
TYPE
Speed Charac teristics
Fou, Voltage
Starting Torque
Starting Current
Hp
Range
Ttpe op Application See Footnote*
Single
phase
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12. Capacitor Fan Constant High
Medium Medium (a). Fans--belted Small
13. Capacitor Fan Constant Low
Medium Medium (d) Fans--direct Small
14. Capacitor Start Constant Any Induction Run
Medium Medium (a) Fans Small . (b) Pumps and
Compressors
15. Repulsion Induction
Constant High
Medium Medium () Fans
Small
() Pumps and
Compressors
16. Repulsion Start Constant High Induction Run
Medium Medium (o) Fans
Small
(b) Pumps and
Compressors
17. Split Phase
Constant Medium and Adjusttable
Medium
Frac tional
(a) Fans (b) Pumps and Compressors
Adjustable Speed Drives
18. Shunt Field Adjustment
Constant Medium Medium All
Direct
19. Shunt Armature Variable Medium Medium All Resistor
(a) Fans and (e). Centrifugal Pumps
(a) Fans and (e) Centrifugal Pumps
20. Squirrel Cage Variable Medium Medium Medium (a) Fans
High Slip,
Small
Tapped Winding
Poly phase .
21. Squirrel Cage Variable High Slip, Trans
former Adjust ment
Medium
Medium
Medium Small.
(a) Fans
22; Squirrel Cage Constant Medium Separate Wind Multi- or High ing or Regrouped Speed Poles
Low
All
(a) Fans (b) Pumps and (c) Compressors