Capacitor-run induction motor windings

Hello,

I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets. However I'm having difficulty understanding the stator winding patterns. I need to isolate the phases obviously. Any suggestions? Even if they are two phase instead of three phase, that is useful too.

Thanks,

Michael

 

[whit3rd]

On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 4:03:07 PM UTC-7, mrda...@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets.

Induction motors ARE brushless, of course. How would this conversion produce any benefit?

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2017-09-05, mrdarrett@gmail.com <mrdarrett@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless
motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets. However I'm
having difficulty understanding the stator winding patterns. I need to
isolate the phases obviously. Any suggestions? Even if they are two
phase instead of three phase, that is useful too.

Don't overthink it.

When you have the motor disassembled (a neccessary step if you intend
to replace the rotor) place a compass inside the stator and apply a
small DC current to each winding and observe the magnetisation pattern.


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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 3:01:27 PM UTC-7, Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2017-09-05, mrdarrett@gmail.com <mrdarrett@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,

I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless
motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets. However I'm
having difficulty understanding the stator winding patterns. I need to
isolate the phases obviously. Any suggestions? Even if they are two
phase instead of three phase, that is useful too.

Don't overthink it.

When you have the motor disassembled (a neccessary step if you intend
to replace the rotor) place a compass inside the stator and apply a
small DC current to each winding and observe the magnetisation pattern.

Good idea! Thanks! I'll try that once I disassemble the old garage door motor (capacitor-start, I think).

Michael

 

[Bob Engelhardt]

On 9/6/2017 1:28 PM, whit3rd wrote:

On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 4:03:07 PM UTC-7, mrda...@gmail.com wrote:

I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets.

Induction motors ARE brushless, of course. How would this conversion produce any benefit?

Variable speed?

 

On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:03:03 -0700 (PDT), mrdarrett@gmail.com wrote:

Hello,

I'm hoping to convert old household induction motors to brushless motors basically by replacing the rotor with magnets. However I'm having difficulty understanding the stator winding patterns. I need to isolate the phases obviously. Any suggestions? Even if they are two phase instead of three phase, that is useful too.

Thanks,

Michael

A capacitor run motor will probably have two identical windings, they
are in essence two phase motors with the capacitor providing the phase
shift. A cap start motor, one with no run cap, will only have one
winding energized during normal running. It will not have two
identical windings. Single phase induction motors with a switching
device and no cap will also not have two identical windings. So make
sure you are starting with the kind of motor you want.
Eric