Permanent Magnet DC Motors – Operation & Applications

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Permanent magnet dc motors employ a permanent magnet instead of stationary field winding (as with the case of some other…

Passive vs. Active Sensors

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Sensors are normally used to convert physical variables like pressure to signal variables. Sensors are also often termed to as…

Principle of Operation and Applications of a Laser Diode

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Laser diodes are PN junction devices under a forward bias. LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission…

Features of Optical Modulators in Telecommunication Systems

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Light emitting PN junction devices such as LEDs and laser diodes are easily modulated by superimposing signals on to the…

How to Perform a Brake Test on a DC Motor

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Testing is usually performed on DC machines to establish efficiency and power losses. A brake test is a direct technique…

Transformer Substations in an Electric Power Supply System

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The greater part of the substations in the power systems are focused on changing of the voltage level of the…

How the Photoelectric Effect Influences Semiconductors

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A photoelectric effect is any effect in which light energy is converted to electricity. When light strikes certain light-sensitive materials,…

Features and Classification of Substations

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A substation can be defined as an assembly of apparatus used to change some characteristics like voltage, AC, DC, frequency,…

How to calculate the Power Factor Correction

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Let us consider an inductive load taking a lagging current I at a power factor cosΦ1. For us to improve…

How solid-state soft starting of Induction motors is done

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Solid-state soft starting is the most commonly used technique for starting induction motors. It provides a smooth build-up of current…