write-through cache
when a location in
the cache memory is changed, the corre-
sponding location in main memory is also
changed.
written-pole motor
a single-phase motor
that uses a coil to write poles on the magnetic
rotor. The advantage of the written-pole mo-
tor is that it draws much lower starting cur-
rent, allowing much larger single-phase mo-
tors. The development of this motor has been
sponsored by the Electric Power Research In-
stitute.
Wronskian
matrix whose determinant
is used to test the linear independence of
solutions to differential equations (such as
Maxwell’s equations).
WSSUS channel
See
wide sense stationary
uncorrelated scattering channel
.
wye connection
See
Y connection
.
wye-connection
a three phase source or
load connected in the form of Y.
wye-delta starter
a motor starter that
starts a three-phase AC motor in wye or star
configuration so that the motor starts on ap-
proximately 58% of normal voltage, with a
two-thirds reduction in starting current. As
the motor approaches operating speed, the
windings are reconfigured in delta configura-
tion so that full voltage is applied for normal
operation. The transition from star to delta
is performed with the help of timer settings
and contactors.
wye-delta transformer
a connection of
a three-phase transformer with one primary
and one secondary which can be considered
as three similar single-phase transformers.
The primary is connected in wye, that is one
terminal from each phase is connected to neu-
tral and one to a line voltage. The secondary
is connected in delta, with each phase con-
nected between two line voltages.
wye-wye transformer
a three-phase
transformer with both the primary and sec-
ondary coils connected in wye. This con-
nection is considered undesirable, due to the
triple harmonics in the exciting current. To
maintain balance load voltages under varying
loads, it is necessary to solidly connect the
primary and secondary neutrals to ground.
This may allow some secondary current to
flow on the primary neutral and may also
cause interference with parallel communica-
tion lines.
wye-wye-delta transformer
a three-
phase transformer in which the primary and
secondary coils are connected in wye. In or-
der to overcome the problems with the wye-
wye connection, a set of tertiary coils are con-
nected in delta to provide a path for the triple
harmonic components of the exciting current
to circulate.
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