field magnet

noun

a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.

field magnet

a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that produces the magnetic field in a generator, electric motor, or similar device

field magnet

A permanent magnet used to produce a base magnetic field against which other magnetized materials react, as in the operation of electrical devices such as motors, generators, and solenoids.

First recorded in 1880–85

This fact can be illustrated by means of Figs.13 and 14, both of which show the armature and the poles of the field magnet.

Directly under the armature may be seen one of the field magnet coils, it being marked R.

The rotating coil is usually spoken of as the armature, and the large magnet as the field magnet.

N and S are cast-iron prolongations of the same, and are usually bolted to the field-magnet.

Only here we must have just a little residual magnetism in the field magnet to start the whole process.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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