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Module 5: Introduction to motors

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Write and construct in detail Series motors: Component, application, advantage and disadvantage.

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Series Motor (DC Series)

Components: Field winding series with armature, commutator, brushes, stator/rotor iron.

Construction: Field coil in series → same current IaI_a flows through field and armature. Flux ϕ∝Ia\phi \propto I_a, torque T∝ϕIa∝Ia2T \propto \phi I_a \propto I_a^2.

Working: Supply → series field → armature → torque high at low speed, speed N∝V/ϕN \propto V/\phi.

Advantages: Very high starting torque, suitable for traction.

Disadvantages: Speed dangerously high at no load, poor speed regulation, sparks.

Applications: Electric train, crane, hoist, starter motor.

Final: Series motor field series with armature T∝Ia2T\propto I_a^2, high starting torque for traction.

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