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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
permanent split-capacitor (PSC) motor
an induction motor that operates from a single-phase supply. The motor contains two phase windings in quadrature; however, one of them has a capacitor in series with it to create a phase shift between the winding currents. Both windings and the capacitor operate continuously so the machine acts like a two-phase machine when running at its operating speed, producing less vibration and noise than a single-phase motor. Since the capacitor runs continuously, it is sized smaller than the capacitor used in a capacitor-start induction motor (CSIM). Thus, the PSC motor produces a lower starting torque than the CSIM.