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1.1 Introduction
The age of electricity began with the work of Hans
ChristianOersted (1777-1851), whodemonstratedin 1819
that a current-caving conductor could produce a magnetic
field. This was the first time that a relationship between \,‘ R
electricity and magnetism had been established. Oersted’s
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work started a chain of experiments across Europe that
culminated in the discovery of electromagnetic induction k
by Michael Faraday (1791-1867) in 1831. Faraday
denionstrakd that i t was possible to produce an electric
current by means of a magnetic field and this subsequently
led to the development of electric motors, generators
and transformers.
In 1888 Nikola Tesla (1 856-1943) at Columbus, Ohio, Figure 1.2 Phasor representation of current and flux phase
USA, invented the first induction motor which has become disposition
the basic prime mover to run the wheels of industry
today. Below, for simplicity, we first discuss a polyphase
and then a single-phase motor.
At any instant
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Figure 1.1 Fleming’s left hand rule Figure 1.4 Production of magnetic field in a 3 4 winding