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ADJUSTABLE VARYING SPEED MOTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Motors
DEF

An adjustable speed motor that behaves at all speed settings as a varying speed motor.

OBS

[It is a motor] in which speed can be adjusted gradually, but once adjusted for a given load, will vary with the change in load.

OBS

Examples include a wound rotor motor with an adjustable rheostatic speed control.

OBS

adjustable varying speed motor: term and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 1996.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs électriques
DEF

Moteur à vitesse réglable qui fonctionne en moteur à vitesse variable pour chaque réglage de vitesse.

OBS

moteur à vitesse réglable et variable : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) en 1996.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores eléctricos
DEF

Motor de velocidad regulable que funciona como motor de velocidad variable para cada valor ajustado de la velocidad.

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