It is provided with a field winding on the stator which is connected in series with a commutating winding on the rotor. The universal motor is a type of electric motor that can operate on either ac or dc power and uses an electromagnet as its stator to create its magnetic field.

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Universal motor diagram. It is a series wound motor. A universal electric motor is designed to operate on either alternating current or direct current acdc. These motors are generally series wound armature and field winding are in series and hence produce high starting torque see characteristics of dc motors here. The universal motor is very similar to a dc series. That is why universal motors generally comes built into the device they are meant to drive. It is a commutated series wound motor where the stators field coils are connected in series with the rotor windings through a commutatorit is often referred to as an ac series motor.
If the polarity of the line terminals of a dc series motor is reversed the motor will continue to run in the same direction. It is a series wound motor. Conductive and finally its applications and phasor diagram. Washing machine motor wiring diagram. Universal motor the motors which can be used with a single phase ac source as well as a dc source of supply and voltages are called as universal motorit is also known as single phase series motora universal motor is a commutation type motor. A universal motor is a special type of motor which is designed to run on either dc or single phase ac supply.
Constructional features of universal motor. In this video i have explained about concept of universal motor. In order to be able to wire the washing machine motor or universal motor we will need a diagram called the washing machine motor wiring diagram this one can be used to wire this universal motor on 220v ac or dc just follow the same diagram.