the speed of ac motor can be controlled by controlling the synchronous speed (Ns=120f/p). and synchronous speed can be varried or controlled by changing frequency or by changing poles. but practicaly pole can not be changed. but we can change the frequency. the frequency can be VFD (Variable frequency Drives). so the speed of ac motor can be chaged or controlled by VFD.
It is done to control the speed of the motor.
A dc series motor with speed control can be connected on ac supply because dc machines are totally reversible.
An SCR chip is commonly used to control the speed of a motor. The speed is controlled using an AC circuit and phase angles.
The speed control of the DC motor is important because its speed can be changed over a wide variety of simple methods which is not possible in an AC motor.
An AC Drive used for a speed control of a motor by using vary frequency.
Yes you can use a rheostat to control the speed of an ac motor as long as it is correctly sized (power). A better way would be to use a triac control.
Answer #1 It varies the frequency fed to a synchronous AC motor. As the frequency changes, so does the motor speed. Answer #2 The formula for calculating speed is: (120 X motor supply frequency) / number of poles 120 is a fixed number, so is the number of poles for a given motor, hence the only variable is the motor supply frequency. AC drives vary the motor supply frequency in turn achieving speed control.
An AC drive is a device that converts AC power into a desired frequency to allow for AC motor speed control. This term is commonly used in engineering.
In industrial, there is a device called variable frequency drive (allso frequency inverter, ac drive) to control the motor speed by adjusting output frequency.
A Potentiometer, an adjustable resistor, is connected between the power source and the motor. An AC motor would use a Rheostat .
Use a variable Frequency Drive. Sold by ABB, Allen-Bradley, and many others.
Number of poles and supply freqency determines speed of synchronous motor. For speed control of such motors Variable Freqency Drives(VFD) are used.