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<div>[[File:Schematic induction regulator.svg|thumb|Schematic of wiring an induction regulator. Power source is connected to R-S-T rotor terminals. Output voltage is N+1-2-3 terminals.]]<br />
[[File:Diagram induction regulator.svg|thumb|Diagram of electrical [[phasor]]s for an induction regulator]]<br />
An '''Induction regulator''' is a device, based on an [[induction motor]], which can provide a continuous ([[Analogue electronics|analogue]]) variable output [[voltage]]. In the past, it was used to control the voltage of electric networks. Nowadays, it has been replaced in this function by the [[Tap (transformer)|tap]] [[transformer]]. Its usage is now mostly confined to electrical laboratories, electrochemical processes and [[arc welding]]. With minor variations, its setup can be used as an isolator [[Quadrature booster|phase-shifting power transformer]].<br />
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==Construction==<br />
The induction regulator can be regarded as a wound [[induction motor]]. The rotor is not allowed to turn freely and it can be mechanically shifted by means of a [[worm gear]]. The rest of the regulator's construction follows that of a wound rotor [[induction motor]] with a slotted three-phase stator and a wound three-phase rotor with ends connected to accessible [[slip ring]]s plus common point (neutral)<br />
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Depending on the application, the ratio of number of turns on the rotor and the stator can vary.<br />
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==Working==<br />
If the rotor terminals are connected to a [[three-phase electric power]] network, a [[rotating magnetic field]] will be driven into the [[magnetic core]]. <br />
The resulting flux will produce an [[electromotive force|emf]] on the windings of the stator with the particularity that if rotor and stator are physically shifted by an angle α, then the electric phase shifting of both windings is α too. Considering just the fundamental harmonic, and ignoring the shifting, the following equation rules:<br />
:<math>\frac{U_{stator}}{U_{rotor}}=\frac{\xi_{stator} N_{stator}}{\xi_{rotor} N_{rotor}}<br />
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Where ξ is the [[winding factor]], a constant related to the construction of the windings.<br />
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If the stator winding is connected to the primary phase, the total voltage seen from the neutral (N) will be the sum of the voltages at both windings rotor and stator. Translating this to electric [[phasor]]s, both phasors are connected. However, there is an angular shifting of α between them. Since α can be freely chosen between [0, π], both phasors can be added or subtracted, so all the values in between are attainable. The primary and secondary are not isolated. Also, the ratio of transformation between rotor/stator is constant. What makes the regulation possible is the angular shifting.<br />
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==Advantages==<br />
The output voltage can be continuously regulated within the nominal range. This is a clear benefit against tap transformers where output voltage takes discrete values. Also, the voltage can be easily regulated under working conditions.<br />
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==Drawbacks==<br />
In comparison to tap transformers, induction regulators are expensive, with lower efficiency, high open circuit currents (due to the airgap) and limited in voltage to less than 20kV.<br />
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==Applications==<br />
An induction regulator for power networks is usually designed to have a nominal voltage of 14kV and ±(10-15)% of regulation, but this use has declined. Nowadays, its main uses are in electrical laboratories and [[arc welding]].<br />
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| authorlink = Luis Serrano-Iribarnegaray<br />
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| last = Ras<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Variable frequency transformer]]<br />
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[[Category:Transformers (electrical)]]<br />
[[Category:Energy conversion]]<br />
[[Category:Electric motors]]<br />
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