Synchronous speed (of an electric machine)

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The speed of rotation of the magnetic field produced by, or linked with, the primary winding of the machine.

Note: The synchronous speed depends on the supply frequency and on the number of poles or projections in the machine.




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