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ROTARY TRANSFORMER [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

rotary transformer: A term sometimes applied to a rotating machine used to transform direct-current power from one voltage to another.

OBS

Broadly similar to a rotary converter, but the two terms should not be taken as synonyms.

OBS

dynamotor: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

dynamotor; rotary transformer: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Machine à courant continu comportant un seul inducteur et deux enroulements d'induit distinctifs qui fonctionnent simultanément, l'un comme un enroulement de moteur, l'autre comme un enroulement de génératrice.

OBS

convertisseur tournant : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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