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Q: Is the motor in a ceiling fan ac or dc?
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Did ceiling fan operate on dc or ac current?

ac current


Fan works on ac or DC?

It depends on the motor. The fan is driven by an electric motor, and it can use a dc motor (as in a car) or an ac motor (as in a house). They are not interchangeable.


What is the type of current ceiling fans produce?

Ceiling fans typically produce alternating current (AC) because they are powered by AC electrical systems found in most homes and buildings. The AC motor in a ceiling fan uses this type of current to create the rotating motion that generates airflow.


Is fan operating in ac voltage?

A fans blades are driven by motors. Since there are both AC and DC motors, fans can be AC or DC. The fans in your computer are DC fans. Your ceiling fans are AC fans. (Thanks for fixing my answer)


What is the different between ac dc motors?

DC Motor works on DC source and AC motor works on AC source


What is AC motor and DC motor?

AC stands for alternating current, and DC is direct current. A motor is a device that uses electrical energy to spin. An AC motor uses AC voltage, and a DC motor uses DC voltage. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-AC-and-DC-Electric-Motors&id=193767


Can DC series motor work on ac and DC and why?

A dc series motor can work on dc and ac because dc motors are totally reversible.


Can you run fan on dc?

If you mean by that a normal home ceiling fan, No, you can't. Because it is an AC motor inside that. If you use fans using DC motors ,motors like the ones used in many toys for example or the ones used inside the earlier cassette or vcr tape drives, yes ,you can use DC.


Which is more effecient an ac motor or a dc motor?

ac


How do you differentiat dc motior and ac motor physicaly?

if you power an ac motor with dc or a dc motor with ac you will likely start smelling smoke and the motor will be damaged. If the motor is marked "3-phase", "shaded pole", or "induction" it is an ac motor! BTW, there are ac/dc motors that will run on both, they are wound very much like dc motors but a bit differently.


How do you change an ac motor to a DC motor?

Ac motor have slip ring, to remove the slip ring,connected to the commutator its a dc motor.


What is dc motor with synchoronous operation?

A synchronous motor is an ac motor that does not run on dc.