is required. In high-horsepower industrial sizes, the synchronous
motor provides two important functions. First, it is a highly efficient means of converting
ac energy to work. Second, it can operate at leading or unity power factor and thereby provide power-factor correction. There are two major types of synchronous
motors: nonexcited and direct- current excited. Nonexcited
motors. Manufactured in reluctance and hysteresis designs, these
motors employ a selfstarting circuit and require no external...
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