Apparatus Section 7: Induction Machines: Frequency Converter or General Alternating-current Transformer
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering |
| Year | 1915 |
| Section ID | theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-section-113 |
| Location | lines 21813-21922 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 789 |
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Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”VH. Frequency Converter or General Alternating-current Transformer 159. The e.m.fs. generated in the secondary of the induction machine are of the frequency of slip, that is, synchronism minus speed, thus of lower frequency than the impressed e.m.f. in the range from standstill to double synchronism; of higher frequency outside of this range. ' Thus, by opening the secondary circuits of the induction machine and connecting them to an external or consumer's cir- cuit, the induction machine can be used to transform from one frequency to another, as frequency converter. It lowers the frequency with the secondary running at a speed between standstill and double synchronism, and raises the fre- quency with the secondary either driven backward or above double synchronism. Obviously, the frequency converter can at the same time change the e.m.f. by using aSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”VH. Frequency Converter or General Alternating-current Transformer 159. The e.m.fs. generated in the secondary of the induction machine are of the frequency of slip, that is, synchronism minus speed, thus of lower frequency than the impressed e.m.f. in th ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”VH. Frequency Converter or General Alternating-current Transformer 159. The e.m.fs. generated in the secondary of the induction machine are of the frequency of slip, that is, synchronism minus speed, thus of lower frequency than the impressed e.m.f. in the range from standstill to double synch ...Magnetism
Section titled “Magnetism”... is then a double synchronous alternator further discussed in the "Theory and Calculation of Electrical Apparatus." As far as its transformer action is concerned, the frequency 356 ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING converter is an open magnetic circuit transformer, that is, a trans- former of relatively high magnetizing current. It combines therewith, however, the action of an induction motor or generator. Excluding the case of over-synchronous rotation, it is approxi- mately (that is, ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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