The PSC motor uses a capacitor and has good running efficiency. When a PSC motor is used in compressors, it makes use of two capacitors attached to its wiring. The first one serves as a start ...

Our fundamental passive and inherently analog components—resistors, capacitors, and inductors—are so conceptually simple and easy to describe that we often don’t fully articulate or appreciate the ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. More than 80% of the motors bought each year continue to be low-cost single-phase ac motors. Because these motors are not very efficient when ...