AN INTRODUCTION TO PSC MOTORS Oil Tech （介绍PSC汽车石油技术）.pdf

Beckett TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN OCTOBER 1999 AN INTRODUCTION TO PSC MOTORS In March of 1993, Beckett released a technical bulletin entitled, “Burner Motor Service Facts” (Beckett Part #664828), which addressed basic operation and service of the split phase motor used on the Model AF and AFG oil burners. As a companion to that bulletin, this bulletin will discuss operation and troubleshooting of the permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor now available for AF and AFG burners. Also, common motor construction considerations will be discussed to help you wisely evaluate motors. SPLIT PHASE AND PSC MOTOR TECHNOLOGY Each residential oil burner motor has two windings, oriented perpendicular to each other. The windings are designed so that the current in one lags the current in the other. This difference makes the resulting magnetic field rotate, creating a torque that turns the motor shaft. FIGURE 1: SPLIT PHASE AND PSC MOTOR CONSTRUCTION SLEEVE BEARING BALL BEARING START ROTOR SWITCH ROTOR STATOR CAPACITOR STATOR SPLIT PHASE MOTOR PSC MOTOR 2456_cutaway.jpg 21805_cutaway.bmp After a split phase motor is started, a centrifugal A PSC motor uses a capacitor (a device that can switch on the shaft opens, disconnecting the start store and release electrical charge) in one of the winding. The motor then runs using only the run windings to increase the curre