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Capacitor Start Induction Motor

A Capacitor Start Motors are a single phase Induction Motor that employs a capacitor in the
auxiliary winding circuit to produce a greater phase difference between the current in the main
and the auxiliary windings. The name capacitor starts itself shows that the motor uses a capacitor
for the purpose of the starting. The figure below shows the connection diagram of a Capacitor
Start Motor.

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Contents:

 Phasor Diagram

 Characteristics of the Capacitor Start Motor

 Applications of the Capacitor Start Motor

The capacitor start motor has a cage rotor and has two windings on the stator. They are known as
the main winding and the auxiliary or the starting winding. The two windings are placed 90
degrees apart. A capacitor CS is connected in series with the starting winding. A centrifugal switch
SC is also connected in the circuit.

The Phasor Diagram of the Capacitor Start motor is shown below.

IM is the current in the main winding which is lagging the auxiliary current IA by 90 degrees as
shown in the phasor diagram above. Thus, a single phase supply current is split into two phases.
The two windings are displaced apart by 90 degrees electrical, and their MMF’s are equal in
magnitude but 90 degrees apart in time phase.

The motor acts as a balanced two-phase motor. As the motor approaches its rated speed, the
auxiliary winding and the starting capacitor is disconnected automatically by the centrifugal switch
provided on the shaft of the motor.

Characteristics of the Capacitor Start Motor

The capacitor starts motor develops a much higher starting torque of about 3 to 4.5 times of the
full load torque. To obtain a high starting torque, the two conditions are essential. They are as
follows:-

 The Starting capacitor value must be large.

 The valve of the starting winding resistance must be low.

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The electrolytic capacitors of the order of the 250 µF are used because of the high Var rating of
the capacitor requirement.

The Torque Speed Characteristic of the motor is shown below.

The characteristic shows that the starting torque is high. The cost of this motor is more as
compared to the split phase motor because of the additional cost of the capacitor. The Capacitor
start motor can be reversed by first bringing the motor to rest condition and then reversing the
connections of one of the windings.

Applications of the Capacitor Start Motor

The various applications of the motor are as follows:-

 These motors are used for the loads of higher inertia where frequent starting is required.

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 Used in pumps and compressors

 Used in the refrigerator and air conditioner compressors.

 They are also used for conveyors and machine tools.

Related Terms:

1. Capacitor Start Capacitor Run Motor

2. Permanent Split Capacitor (PSC) Motor

3. Starting Methods of a Single Phase Induction Motor

4. Split Phase Induction Motor

5. Applications of Induction Motor

2 Comments

lucas
December 19, 2017 at 2:03 pm
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Can you show the integration formula of the capacitance in this circuit

OmkarN
March 9, 2018 at 6:35 pm
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What capacity capacitors are used in start capacitor motors?

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