induction motor
Noun
Meaning
induction motor (plural induction motors)
(mechanics) An alternating current motor in which currents in the secondary wiring of the rotor are created by induction from the magnetic field of the primary winding of the stator.
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A three-phase induction motor has a simple design, inherently high starting torque and high efficiency.
Between them, they settled on a 60-cycle AC current system that Tesla proposed (to match the working frequency of Tesla's motor), but they soon found that it would not work for streetcars, since Tesla's induction motor could run only at a constant speed.
The electrical energy efficiency of a typical industrial induction motor can be improved by: 1) reducing the electrical losses in the stator windings (e.
The design, an induction motor running on polyphase current, was independently invented by Galileo Ferraris and Nikola Tesla (with Tesla's design being licensed by Westinghouse in the US).
In 1887, Tesla developed an induction motor that ran on alternating current, a power system format that was starting to be built in Europe and the United States because of its advantages in long-distance, high-voltage transmission.
Most linear motors in use are LIM (linear induction motor), or LSM (linear synchronous motor).