Questions concering electric motor gearboxes...
1. Are there direct relationships between ratio, speed and torque? I just installed an electric drive. The torque spec on the basic drive (W/O gearbox)is given as 225 ft/lbs and the spec for the entire assembly is 2250. The gearbox is clearly...
We use 460V 3ph squirrel-cage motors here, and I need to get up to speed regarding motor basics. I'm a controls guy with a heavy electronics background, well versed in basic ac/dc theory but little motor experience other than the control end. I don't speak calculus.
1. Is there a relationship...
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I'm a process control guy and I'm having to work with VFD-controlled motors more frequently lately. As an old boss used to say, "I'm not sure I understand all I know" about motors.
I just built a PLC controlled panel for coordinated control of a conveyor line. VFDs were...
