Re: prony brake

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Original poster: "Dmitry (father dest)" <dest@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hallo Sean,

Thursday, March 09, 2006, 1:06:15 AM, you wrote:

i don`t quite understand, how can ordinary induction motor present any
load without external currents in its winding(s)? are you trying to say,
that it acts like a generator even having no permanent magnets? ^_^

> Original poster: "Sean Taylor" <sstaylor@xxxxxxxxx>

> Another idea for an induction motor . . . If you're spinning fast
> enough (above synchronous speed), you can place a large capactor
> across the terminals and connect various loads.  You just have to be
> careful to keep the speed up or the load will drop considerably.


> On 3/7/06, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > Original poster: Steve Conner <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > >Use of a generator on bearings works fine and is a lot safer.
>  >
>  > I've also seen an induction motor used as a brake. You pass DC
>  > through the stator windings (any one you like, it doesn't seem to
>  > matter much) and it acts as an eddy current brake.

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