List the disadvantages of a wound-rotor induction motor.

What will be an ideal response?


There are several disadvantages to this motor, including the following:
• Greater initial cost
• Higher maintenance and repair costs
• Low efficiency and poor speed regulation (when the motor is operated with resistance inserted in the rotor circuit)

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The final completion inspection of the project is conducted by the

A) architect with the help of consultants. B) owner with the help of the architect. C) building official of the city. D) architect. E) architect and the building official of the city.

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A strange high-pitched squeal coming from a flake ice machine with a low production of soft, mushy ice is an indication of:

A) A failing water recirculation pump. B) A bad auger motor bearing. C) A dirty evaporator. D) A bad compressor.

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The _______________ theorem is used to find the current flow through any branch of a circuit containing more than one power source.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Automatic Transmissions use all of these pressures for shift control EXCEPT:

A. governor B. torque converter C. vacuum modulator D. throttle valve

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