Wound-Rotor Motors — High Torque and Adjustable Speed

Wound-rotor motors deliver speed control of heavy and high-torque loads.What's special about the wound-rotor motor? This type of 3-phase induction motor has high starting torque, which makes it ideal for applications where standard NEMA design motors fall short. The wound-rotor motor is particularly effective in applications where using a squirrel-cage motor may result in a starting current that's

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Glenn Shultz (not verified)
on Feb 15, 2013

What would happen if the incoming line were wired to the rotor and the resistors wired to the stator?

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