How to Start Three Phase Motor on Single Phase Supply

Question: How to start a three-phase motor using Single phase supply?

The single phase should be supplied to the pair of winding simultaneously with a start capacitor in series with the third winding.

The figure below illustrates the circuit configuration of the process:

A switch is added with the start capacitor and is opened upon the motor start. Sometimes a small run capacitor is retained even after starting.

The video below illustrates the above discussed schematic arrangement on a practical motor:

The video below illustrates the detailed steps of entire scheme:
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So that was all about Motor.

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