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Doubly fed synchronous motors use independently-excited multiphase AC electromagnets for both rotor and stator. [2] Synchronous and induction motors are the most widely used AC motors. Synchronous motors rotate at a rate locked to the line frequency since they do not rely on induction to produce the rotor's magnetic field.
The AC electric motor used in a VFD system is usually a three-phase induction motor. Some types of single-phase motors or synchronous motors can be advantageous in some situations, but generally three-phase induction motors are preferred as the most economical. Motors that are designed for fixed-speed operation are often used.
Synchronous motors are occasionally used as traction motors; the TGV may be the best-known example of such use. Huge numbers of three phase synchronous motors are now fitted to electric cars [citation needed]. They have a neodymium or other rare-earth permanent magnet. One use for this type of motor is its use in a power factor correction scheme.
In the asynchronous category, we have induction motors, while the synchronous group contains permanent-magnet and current-excited motors. Induction motors have been around since the 19th century.
In an industrial plant, synchronous motors can be used to supply some of the reactive power required by induction motors. This improves the plant power factor and reduces the reactive current required from the grid. A synchronous condenser provides stepless automatic power-factor correction with the ability to produce up to 150% additional vars.
Electric machines, in the form of synchronous and induction generators, produce about 95% of all electric power on Earth (as of early 2020s), [4] and in the form of electric motors consume approximately 60% of all electric power produced. Electric machines were developed beginning in the mid 19th century and since that time have been a ...
A brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), also known as an electronically commutated motor, is a synchronous motor using a direct current (DC) electric power supply. It uses an electronic controller to switch DC currents to the motor windings producing magnetic fields that effectively rotate in space and which the permanent magnet rotor follows.
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