Single-phase motors, adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), and power factor (PF) correction applications often depend on capacitors to operate properly. This article explains how to test these critical ...

Potential relays are commonly found on many smaller, single-phase, capacitor-start, capacitor-run motors in the HVACR industry. Their function is to assist in starting the electric motor. Potential ...

The run capacitor limits the current that will pass through the start winding when the motor is running, because they are wired in series. The run capacitor also provides running torque when the motor ...

Capacitor start motors make use of a start capacitor to boost its starting torque. Most of these motors use a centrifugal switch to disconnect the start capacitor from the start winding circuit at the ...

Yamaha Motor had eight patents in batteries during Q4 2023. The patent filed by Yamaha Motor Co Ltd in Q4 2023 is for an outboard motor that includes a lithium ion capacitor for powering the starter ...