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The commutator is part of the armature on a DC motor and this assembly is the rotating element of a motor.

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What does the split ring commutator do in a motor?

It generates a alternating current to keep the motor rotating in the same direction.


What is the definition of commutator?

A commutator is an electrical switch that periodically reverses the current direction in an electric motor or electrical generator. A commutator is a common feature of direct current rotating machines.


What is the function of the commutator in a starter?

The commutator in a starter motor serves to reverse the direction of current flow in the motor windings as the rotor turns. This reversal ensures that the torque produced by the motor remains in one consistent direction, allowing the rotor to spin and start the engine. Additionally, the commutator helps maintain a continuous electrical connection between the stationary brushes and the rotating armature. This functionality is crucial for the efficient operation of the starter motor.


Define the brush on a dc motor?

The brush is actually a piece of carbon placed on the rotating commutator of the motor. it will be in pairs. Since the armature shaft rotates but gets the continuity through these brushes.


What are the 3 main parts of a motor?

The three main parts of a motor are the stator, rotor, and commutator. The stator is the stationary part that produces a magnetic field, the rotor is the rotating part that interacts with the magnetic field to generate motion, and the commutator helps control the direction of current flow in the rotor windings.


Does the alternating current supplied to the armature winding of a DC motor gets converted to dc by a commutator before it flows through the armature coil of the DC motor?

The commutator is a rotating switch, which reverse the polarity of the generated voltage every half-cycle. So it acts to rectify the output voltage.


Which type of motor uses a commutator?

Commutator is a device in a motor through which supply is fed.


What is the need of commutator in DC generator?

The commutator has two functions: (1) it enables current to pass to the external fixed wiring from the rotating armature, and (2) it is a rotating rectifier, which converts the a.c. voltage generated in the rotating armature, to a d.c. voltage.


What is the use of brushes in an electric motor?

Brushes transfer electricity to the commutator which is connected to the winding on the armature. The brushes and commutator form a electrical connection that is good when the brushes are stationary and the commutator is spinning. The commutator on a DC motor is sectioned to power different windings at different times, creating moving field necessairy to pull the armature off a direct current.


How commutator converts AC to DC?

There is no conversion of AC to DC a commutator is the key to creating straight DC voltage. "The commutator rotates with the loop of wire just as the slip rings do with the rotor of an AC generator. Each half of the commutator ring is called a commutator segment and is insulated from the other half. Each end of the rotating loop of wire is connected to a commutator segment. Two carbon brushes connected to the outside circuit rest against the rotating commutator. One brush conducts the current out of the generator, and the other brush feeds it in. The commutator is designed so that, no matter how the current in the loop alternates, the commutator segment containing the outward-going current is always against the "out" brush at the proper time. The armature in a large DC generator has many coils of wire and commutator segments. Because of the commutator, engineers have found it necessary to have the armature serve as the rotor(the rotating part of an apparatus) and the field structure as the stator (a stationary portion enclosing rotating parts). Which is the inverse of an AC Generator."


What part of the motor is current supplied to on a ac motor?

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Is an electromagnet what is changed by flipping the direction of the electrons which is controlled by the commutator?

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