I assumed they would just use capacitor commutated AC motors like most ‘dumb’ motors running on single phase.
I also assumed during the wash cycle it would just switch direction before the motor could accelerate to full speed, then the spin cycle was full speed. I didn’t realize any more speed control was necessary.
Older front loaders i think. The speed and direction control is much simpler compared to modern BLDC.
BLDC?
Brushless DC, a type of electric motor that as the name states, does not use brushes.
I assumed they would just use capacitor commutated AC motors like most ‘dumb’ motors running on single phase.
I also assumed during the wash cycle it would just switch direction before the motor could accelerate to full speed, then the spin cycle was full speed. I didn’t realize any more speed control was necessary.