induction motor
a type of electric motor in which alternating current from a power source is fed through a primary winding and induces a current in a secondary winding, with the parts arranged so that the resulting magnetic field causes a movable rotor to rotate with respect to a fixed stator.
- Compare linear induction motor.
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How to use induction motor in a sentence
Other carmakers say that induction motors don’t make enough torque.
The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack | Dan Carney | October 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe coil represents the stationary part, the stator (Fig. 445) and the cup the rotating part, the rotor, of an induction motor.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerTo reverse a two-phase induction motor the two wires of one phase must be reversed.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannFor motor-generators where alternating current is used, the induction motor is generally employed.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannThe whole blasted fort is acting like the squirrel cage in an induction motor!
The Ultimate Weapon | John Wood Campbell
Another prominent exhibit was a model illustrated at C which is a two-phase motor, as well as an induction motor and transformer.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla | Thomas Commerford Martin
British Dictionary definitions for induction motor
a type of brushless electric motor in which an alternating supply fed to the windings of the stator creates a magnetic field that induces a current in the windings of the rotor. Rotation of the rotor results from the interaction of the magnetic field created by the rotor current with the field of the stator
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