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    Engineers are constantly looking for new ways to use existing models. Engineers have more freedom for experimentation than In Faraday's times. A new kind of motor has been developed which uses internal permanent magnets.

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    ENGINEERINGPROJECTSAUDIOSCRIPT

    Listentothisexcerptofatalkgivenbyanelectricalengineervisitingasixthformcollege.
    Optionalactivity:
    Whileyoulisten,decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.
    Sentence
    1. Recentlygreatadvanceshavebeenmadeinmotortechnology.
    2. Engineersareconstantlylookingfornewwaystouseexistingmodels.
    3. EngineershavemorefreedomforexperimentationthaninFaradaystimes.
    4. Thenewestmotorslosemoreheatthanthetraditionalmotors.
    5. Thenewestmotorsaremorecompactthantheyusedtobe.
    6. AnewmotordevelopedbyOmronmayreplacemotorscurrentlyusedin
    hydraulicsystems.

    Trueorfalse?

    Thesedaysengineersratherthansettingouttocreatenewinventionsworkonrefiningdesignsthatalready
    exist.Theserefinementscanberelatedtosize,shape,increasedpowerormoreefficiency.Andusuallyweare
    talkingaboutacombinationoftheserefinements.
    Letstakethemotorasanexample.YouareprobablyallfamiliarwiththenameMichaelFaradaywhoinvented
    theelectricmotorinthe1820s.Well,thefirstmotorwasafairlysimpledeviceandwehavebeenimproving
    onitsdesignandlookingfornewapplicationsforiteversinceitsbirth.
    Thesedaysthereareendlessprojectsgoingonaroundtheglobewhereengineersaretryingtomodifyexisting
    motorsinordertobeabletousetheminnewcontexts andintraditionalcontextsbutwithbettermore
    efficientresults.
    InFaradaystimeengineersandscientistshadamoreorlessfreereinwhenitcametoexperimentingand
    research.Iftheyhadenoughmoneytocarryouttheirplansthentherewasnothingtostopthem.Thesedays
    engineershavetotakeintoconsiderationallkindsofenvironmentalissues.Wearedrivenbydifferentquests
    toconserveenergyisoneofthemostimportant.Industrydemandsqualityandefficiencybutwemustnever
    forgettheenvironmentalissuesthatliebehindeverysingleengineeringadvance.
    Sobacktomotors.Whatshappeningatthemomentisveryexciting.Anewkindofmotorhasbeen
    developedwhichusesinternalpermanentmagnetsembeddedwithintherotor.Thesemagnetsimprovethe
    motorsfluxdensityandtorquedensity.Whatdoesthismean?Well,forastartthemotorsuselessenergy
    considerablelessthantraditionalmotors.Thisisbecausethereislessheatloss.Asideeffectofthisisthatthe
    machinesusingthenewmotorshaveincreasedprecision.Sizeandspeedaretwofurtheraspects..Thenew
    motorsarealotsmallerandspeedcontrolismoreefficient.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenweusethe
    motorsingearboxesorcranesforexample.
    Omronhasjustdevelopedamotorwithaninternalmagnetthatisbeingappliedtohighpowerapplications.
    Thingslikehugeindustrialplantsandbuildingprojects.Thereisalreadytalkofusingthenewmotorstoreplace
    theonescurrentlyusedinhydraulicsystems.
    YaskawaElectricisoneoftheworldslargestmanufacturersofmotors.Theyhavedevelopedamotorwitha
    powerratingof55KWandaratedspeedof1500rpm.Thisismuchgreaterpowerthanwehaveseenuptillnow.
    So,motorsareincreasinginpoweranddecreasinginsize.Intheworldofengineeringthisisanotable
    achievement.

    Answerkey:
    Sentence
    1. Recentlygreatadvanceshavebeenmadeinmotortechnology.
    2. Engineersareconstantlylookingfornewwaystouseexistingmodels.
    3. EngineershavemorefreedomforexperimentationthaninFaradaystimes.

    Trueorfalse?
    True
    True
    False

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    TheBritishCouncil,2007
    TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.

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    ENGINEERINGPROJECTSAUDIOSCRIPT

    4. Thenewestmotorslosemoreheatthanthetraditionalmotors.
    5. Thenewestmotorsaremorecompactthantheyusedtobe.
    6. AnewmotordevelopedbyOmronmayreplacemotorscurrentlyusedin
    hydraulicsystems.

    False
    True
    True

    www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm
    TheBritishCouncil,2007
    TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.

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