Iibrashi zekhabhoni, ezikwabizwa ngokuba ziibrashi zombane, zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwizixhobo ezininzi zombane njengonxibelelwano olutyibilikayo. Izinto eziphambili ezisetyenziselwa iibrashi zekhabhoni kwiimveliso ziyigraphite, igraphite egayiweyo, kunye nesinyithi (kubandakanywa nobhedu, isilivere) igraphite. Ibrashi yekhabhoni sisixhobo esihambisa amandla okanye imiqondiso phakathi kwenxalenye esisigxina kunye nenxalenye ejikelezayo yemoto okanye ijenereyitha okanye omnye umatshini ojikelezayo. Ngokuqhelekileyo yenziwe ngekhabhoni ecocekileyo kunye ne-coagulant. Kukho umthombo wokuyicinezela kwi-shaft ejikelezayo. Xa i-motor ijikeleza, amandla ombane athunyelwa kwikhoyili ngokusebenzisa i-commutator. Ngenxa yokuba inxalenye yayo ephambili yikhabhoni, ebizwa ngokuba yi-ibrashi yekhabhoni, kulula ukuyinxiba. Kufuneka igcinwe rhoqo kwaye ithathelwe indawo, kwaye iidiphozithi zekhabhoni kufuneka zicocwe.
Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza okuqhelekileyo kwemoto, iimpawu ezilungileyo
ibrashi yekhabhoniukusebenza kufuneka kube:
I-1) Ifilimu ye-oksidi efanayo, ephakathi kunye nezinzile inokuqulunqwa ngokukhawuleza kumphezulu we-commutator okanye umqokeleli.
I-2) I-ibrashi yekhabhoni inobomi obude benkonzo kwaye ayigqoki i-commutator okanye umqokeleli
I-3) I-ibrashi yekhabhoni inokuguqulwa kakuhle kunye nokusebenza kwangoku kokuqokelela, ukwenzela ukuba i-spark igxininiswe ngaphakathi kwinqanaba elivumelekileyo, kwaye ukulahlekelwa kwamandla kuncinci.
4) Xa i
ibrashi yekhabhoniiyabaleka, ayishushu kakhulu, ingxolo incinci, indibano ithembekile, kwaye ayonakaliswa.