s
s
Power W.
,
The rating the pump motor 20kW. washbasin tap and spanner both provide mechanical
advantage through the simple lever action. 4. lever any rigid body which pivots
or rotates about fixed axis fulcrum. Calculate the rating
(power) the motor the acceleration due gravity 9. this way the crowbar said provide ‘mechani-
cal advantage’. Every
time open door, turn tap tighten nut with spanner, we
exert lever-action turning force. The mechanical advantage of
a simple lever dependent upon the length lever either side the
fulcrum.Basic electrotechnical units and theory
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Example 2
A hydroelectric power station pump motor working continuously during period raises
856tonnes water through vertical distance 60m.81m/s2
.
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The rating the hoist motor 9.
From Example 1,
Power
Mass Acceleration Distance moved
Time taken
W
Power
( )
85
56 1000 60
7 60
20 000
2
kg m/s m
s
Power W
.
Power
Mass Acceleration Distance moved
Time taken
W
)
but Velocity
Distance
Time
(m/s)
Power Mass Acceleration Velocity
Power m/s m/
500 2
2
.
Load force Distance from fulcrum
Effort force Distance from fulcrum
This formula can perhaps better understood referring Fig.81m/s2
. Applying the principle turning forces lever, obtain the
formula:
Definition
A lever any rigid body which piv-
ots rotates about fixed axis or
fulcrum.
A lever allows heavy load lifted moved small effort.
Example 3
An electric hoist motor raises load 500kg velocity 2m/s. A
small effort long distance from the fulcrum can balance large load. The simplest form lever the
crowbar, which useful because enables person lift load one
end which greater than the effort applied through his her arm mus-
cles the other end.81kW.
Levers and turning force
Definition
A lever allows heavy load lifted
or moved small effort. Determine the rating (power) the
motor, assuming the acceleration due gravity 9.2
