http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_4/8.html
This tutorial claims something I suspected: that a car alternator could be run as a low voltage induction motor, by shorting the field to itself.
I am curious if anyone has tried this, and got a feel for the performance of the alternator running as a motor? It seems torque could be somewhat limited without a re-winding of the rotor, but I could be wrong (I am a CPE not a EE ).
Thanks,
David
This tutorial claims something I suspected: that a car alternator could be run as a low voltage induction motor, by shorting the field to itself.
I am curious if anyone has tried this, and got a feel for the performance of the alternator running as a motor? It seems torque could be somewhat limited without a re-winding of the rotor, but I could be wrong (I am a CPE not a EE ).
Thanks,
David