Difference Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Motor are explained
below in the tabulated form.
BASIS SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR Synchronous motor is a Asynchronous motor is a machine whose rotor speed machine whose rotor rotates Definition and the speed of the stator at the speed less than the magnetic field is equal. synchronous speed. N= NS = 120f/P N < NS Brushless motor, Variable Reluctance Motor, Switched AC Induction Motor is Type Reluctance Motor and known as the Asynchronous Hysteresis motor are the Motor. synchronous motor. Does not have slip. The value Have slip therefore the value Slip of slip is zero. of slip is not equal to zero. Additional It requires an additional DC It does not require any power source power source to initially rotate additional starting source. the rotor near to the BASIS SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR synchronous speed. Slip ring and Slip ring and brushes are Slip ring and brushes are not brushes required required. Synchronous motor is costly as Cost compared to Asynchronous Less costly motor Efficiency is greater than Efficiency Less efficient Asynchronous motor. By changing excitation the Asynchronous motor runs power factor can be adjusted Power factor only at a lagging power accordingly as lagging, leading factor. or unity. The rotor of Asynchronous Current Current is given to the rotor of motor does not require any supply the synchronous motor current. Speed The Speed of the motor does The Speed of the not depend on the variation in Asynchronous motor the load. It is constant. decreases with the increasing BASIS SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR load. Synchronous motor is not self Self starting It is self starting starting Change in applied voltage does Change in applied voltage Affect in not affect the torque of the does affect the torque of the torque synchronous motor Asynchronous motor They operate smoothly and Operational Above 600 rpm speed motor relatively good at low speed speed operation is excellent. that is below 300 rpm. Synchronous motors are used Used in Centrifugal pumps in Power stations, and fans, blowers, paper and Applications manufacturing industries etc. textile mills, compressors and it is also used as voltage lifts. etc controller. Synchronous motor is a motor that operates at synchronous speed, i.e. speed of the rotor is equal to the stator speed of the motor. It follows the relation N = NS = 120f/P, where N is the rotor speed and Ns is the synchronous speed. Asynchronous motor is an AC Induction motor. The rotor of the Asynchronous motor rotates at the speed less than the synchronous speed, i.e. N < NS