field coil
field coil · field coils
An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to…An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.
Meaning
1 sensesAn electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.
More definitions
- the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine
Forms
plural: field coils| Singular | field coil |
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Synonyms
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- the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine:field winding