Chapter 6
Synchronous Machinery
6.1 General 6-1
6.2 Construction 6-2
Stator • Rotor
6.3 Performance 6-4
Synchronous Machines, in General • Synchronous Generator Capability • Synchronous Motor and Condenser Starting
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Paul I. Nippes
Magnetic Products and Services, Inc.
6.1 General
Synchronous motors convert electrical power to mechanical power; synchronous generators convert mechanical power to electrical power; and synchronous condensers supply only reactive power to stabilize system voltages.
Synchronous motors, generators, and condensers perform similarly, except for a heavy cage winding on the rotor of motors and condensers for self-starting.
A rotor has physical magnetic poles, arranged to have alternating north and south poles ...
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