Difference between revisions of "Excitation (of an electric machine)"

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The production of a magnetic field that is used to generate induced current or to provide motive power. The field may be produced by a permanent magnet or by a powered electromagnet.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)