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red31
Jun 26, 2020Explorer
wnjj wrote:red31 wrote:
Wax, tell us how a capacitor is used to create torque in AC motor?
In short, a capacitor creates a 2nd phase. Here's a pretty decent page to help explain this. Refer to the capacitor-start and capacitor-run motors:
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/alternating-current/chpt-13/single-phase-induction-motors/
that's it
Capacitor-Start Induction Motor
'The result is that more starting torque is available for heavy loads like air conditioning compressors.'
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