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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1936
Current
Type
Table 1. Classification of Motors
Speed Charac teristics
Starting Torque'
Starting Current
Hp Range
Constant Speed Drives
Type op Application See Footnotes
1. Shunt
Direct
2. Compound
3. Series
Constant Medium Medium
Constant High Medium or Variable
Variable High Medium
All All Small
(a) Fans and (c) Centrifugal Pumps
(6) (c) (e) Reciprocating Pumps and frequent or hand starting
(d) Fans direct connected
Poly
phase
4. Squirrel Cage Constant Medium High
All (a) Fans and
General Purpose
6-8 Times
(c) Centrifugal
Pumps
5. Squirrel Cage Constant Medium 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
(b) Reciprocating Pumps (e) and Compressors started loaded
7. Slip Ring
Constant High Low
All (a) and Hoists
Wound Rotor
1-3 Times
(b) Reciprocating
Pumps
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(c) and Frequent (e) or Hand Starting
8. Synchronous High Speed
Constant Medium Medium Medium (a) Fans and 5-7 Times / Large Centrifugal Pumps
9. Synchronous Low Speed
Constant
Low
Low
Medium (o) Reciprocating
3-4 Times Large Compressors
\ Starting Unloaded
10. Repulsion Induction
Single Phase
11. Capacitor 12. Capacitor 13. Capacitor
Constant
High
Medium
Medium (a) Fans Small (b) Pumps and Compressors .
Constant Low Medium Small
(d) Fans--direct
All and
Constant Medium 6-8 Times Fractional (a) Fans--belt
Constant High
(b) Compressors and Pumps
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Chapter 42--Motors and Their Control
Current
Table 1. Classification of Motors--(Continued)
Type
Speed Charac teristics
Starting Torque
Starting Current
Hp Ranqe
Type op Application See Footnote
Adjustable Speed Drives
Direct
14. Shunt Field Adjustment
15. Shunt Armature Resistor
Constant Medium Medium Variable Medium Medium
All . All
(c) Fans and (e) Centrifugal Pumps
(a) Fans and (e) Centrifugal Pumps
PolyPHASE
16. Squirrel Cage Regrouped Poles
17. Slip Ring Secondary Resistance
Constant Medium Multi- or High speed
Variable High
High Low
All (a) Fans and (6) Pumps
All (a) Fans and (b) Centrifugal Pumps
Single Phase
18. Capacitor
Variable
Transformer
Adjustment . _
Low
Low Fractional (id) Fans
aApplications: 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. d. Fans direct connected. e. Stoker drives.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
A few applications of motors may require special constructions such as splash proof, explosion proof, fully enclosed, and self-ventilated to meet hazardous or special duty conditions. These requirements are frequently encountered in certain industrial applications, in which cases it is neces sary to select the motors from the viewpoint of service conditions, as well as the required operating characteristics to meet the demands of the machines being driven.
The general classification of motors used for heating, ventilation and air conditioning is shown in Table 1.
CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR MOTORS
In selecting control for alternating and direct current motors it is necessary to determine whether the installation is to be operated by manual or automatic control. The available controls and the function of each group of apparatus may be outlined as follows:
1. Manual Control: a. To establish current. (1) Snap switch. (2) Knife switch. (3) Manually operated contactor. (4) Drum switch. 753