We all know what an electric fan is and know well that it works a capacitor but might be wondering how necessary it is to have capacitor along with a fan to get it work. Honestly, it get me nervous if I have to look at the fan working but don't really know why capacitor must be used along with a fan to get it work so I decide to remove the capacitor from my ceiling fan and see if the fan will work but unfortunately for me, the fan didn't work instead just making a hum. I discover that I have to rotate it with my hand to get it rolling/working. It sounds funny though but quite important for a typical electrical engineer student or workers to know the secret behind the usage of capacitor in the ceiling fan system. What is a FAN? An electric fan runs on AC power supply using capacitor as a means of starting device to kick-start the actual rotation of the fan. Now, lets observe the electrical operation of a fan. A fan is an asynchronous electric induction motor and...
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