# ANSI/IEEE Single-phase synchronous motor form

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-28
Lookup label: HMO1M16
Drawing use: SLD, Schematic
Reference families: IEEE / ANSI, Manufacturer

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEEE / ANSI
Form: 1 Phase Synchronous AC Motor
Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: 1 Phase Motors, block HMO1M16. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.
Related representation: [Single-phase synchronous motor](https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/iec-single-phase-synchronous-motor)

IEEE-library form of single-phase synchronous motor: this representation identifies a single-phase synchronous machine function.

## In plain English

### What does ANSI/IEEE Single-phase synchronous motor form mean?

This reference locates single-phase synchronous motor in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented 1 phase motors family. This representation identifies a single-phase synchronous machine function. The public library uses HMO1M16 for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.

### A simple example

Trace each winding, supply and accessible neutral through the complete machine or transformer connection diagram. Keep the phase arrangement, terminal labels and any clock notation attached to the device; neither the convention label nor this educational outline supplies its ratings.

### What the drawings help you do

State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor. Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip. State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor. Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

### This particular reference

IEEE-library form of single-phase synchronous motor: this representation identifies a single-phase synchronous machine function. Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip.

### Terms

- Winding: A coil of conductor inside an electrical machine or transformer.
- Phase: One of the related AC waveforms in a power system.
- Terminal: An identified point where a conductor connects.

Concept diagram: Identify the device and form → Read the connections and state → Check the equipment reference
A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — 1 Phase Motors](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-B12EF00E-CBDF-4043-9264-8F7D07E107D6.htm)


## What it represents

This reference locates single-phase synchronous motor in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented 1 phase motors family. This representation identifies a single-phase synchronous machine function. The public library uses HMO1M16 for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.
Trace each winding, supply and accessible neutral through the complete machine or transformer connection diagram. Keep the phase arrangement, terminal labels and any clock notation attached to the device; neither the convention label nor this educational outline supplies its ratings.
State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor. Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip. State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor. Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

## How to read it

- State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor.
- Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify the associated device, circuit or diagram boundary.
- State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor.
- Cross-reference the equipment data, terminal mapping or operating-state legend needed to interpret the form.

## Important distinction

Synchronous operation differs from induction-motor operating slip.

## Facts

- Convention evidence: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: 1 Phase Motors; published form: 1 Phase Synchronous AC Motor.
- Public vendor block: HMO1M16. Vendor library token, not an IEEE symbol number.
- Information added: State the supply, starting and any excitation interface required by the actual motor.
- Preview: Independent educational concept; consult the publisher and applicable standard for the exact graphic
- Artwork scope: Original educational geometry. Exact standard graphics, product ratings and terminal pinouts are not certified.

## Public references

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — 1 Phase Motors](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-B12EF00E-CBDF-4043-9264-8F7D07E107D6.htm) — Autodesk. Public IEEE-oriented 1 Phase Motors table explicitly lists HMO1M16 as 1 Phase Synchronous AC Motor. This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.
