Alternating current motor

electric motor

(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical torque

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electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

armature - coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field

brush - conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

electric drill - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor

drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoother - a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

electric clock - a clock using a small electric motor

electric fan, blower - a fan run by an electric motor

electric hammer - a hammer driven by electric motor

electric locomotive - a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor

electric mixer - a food mixer powered by an electric motor

electric refrigerator, fridge - a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor

electric toothbrush - a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush

electric typewriter - a typewriter powered by an electric motor

field magnet - a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor

motor - machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

rotor, rotor coil - the rotating armature of a motor or generator

self-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine

starter, starter motor, starting motor - an electric motor for starting an engine

stator, stator coil - mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves

synchronous motor - electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power

trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires

wiper motor - electric motor that moves the windshield wiper

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armature
blower
drum sander
electric clock
electric drill
electric fan
electric hammer
electric locomotive
electric mixer
electric razor
electric refrigerator
electric sander
electric shaver
electric toothbrush
electric typewriter
field magnet
fridge
rotor coil
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GE's latest locomotives' price has not been disclosed but it is know the fleet is equipped with an alternating current motor which uses up to 17 percent less fuel and reduces emissions by approximately 70 percent, compared to the direct current motors used commonly by transportation firms, GE said.

GE unveils locomotive nearly 20 percent more fuel efficient by International Business Times - US ed.

While the direct current motor had been invented earlier, the alternating current motor (invented by Nikola Tesla in 1888) displaced the DC motor.

Plug the brain drain: companies' new offense fights decline in ... by Seeds, Dennis G. / Tooling & Production

The results have been encouraging; the three-phase brushless alternating current motor unit is 90% efficient and the electronics are 95% efficient.

Thor Power to Be Sold by Business Wire

Alternanthera philoxeroides