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 ...

Electric vehicles used to be notorious for their slow speeds and acceleration, but that's not the case these days. With the likes of the Tesla Model S P90D and its "Ludicrous Mode," many modern EVs ...

Jonny Smith’s Flux Capacitor is one of the quirkiest (but most interesting) electric vehicles on the road today. Smith, a British automotive journalist, took an old Enfield 8000 electric city car ...

A squirrel cage induction motor must sense two or more electric phases to cause the magnetic field to start spinning, thus turning the motor’s rotor and shaft. Once the motor starts, the interaction ...

Illinois Capacitor's QPC Series AC Motor Run Capacitors are quicker to install and offer more durability and reliability. Exclusive locking push-wire contacts speed installation, eliminate soldering ...

Correctly installing capacitors at the terminals of your motors can lower reactive power requirements and increase system power factor. Induction motors are the primary source of rotary power in the ...

BELOIT, Wis. - Regal-Beloit Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with General Electric Co. under which Regal-Beloit will acquire the HVACR motors and capacitors operations of GE ...