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Reference sheet defining the symbols and formulas for starter motor quantities.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\T\2July1929-December1929\  Scan027
Date  1st July 1929 guessed
  
REFERENCE SHEET OF SYMBOLS OF
STARTER MOTOR QUANTITIES.

C (amperes) Motor current (basic variable).
N (R.P.M.) Motor speed.
E (volts) Terminal impressed P.D.
(follows rule E = 12.00 - .02 C )
ee (volts) Observed open armature circuit E.M.F. at speed N with current C in field windings.
es (volts) Actual back E.M.F. in armature in working brake test condition at current C.
∅e Flux per pole corresponding to ee
∅s " " " " " es
Ts (lb-inches) Static armature (conductor) torque due to current C. which is also very nearly the working armature conductor torque for current C when the motor is running.
Tr {Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} (lb-inches) Brake torque of motor in running condition at current C.

Electrical efficiency = es / E
Mechanical efficiency = Tr {Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} / Ts
Overall efficiency η = es/E . Tr {Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} /Ts
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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