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selbsterregte Motoren

English translation: self-excited motors

08:10 Apr 9, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Direkt angetriebene selbsterregte, selbstregelnde Synchron-Drehstromgeneratoren
German term or phrase: selbsterregte Motoren
Direkt angetriebene selbsterregte, selbstregelnde Synchron-Drehstromgeneratoren
Claudia Hoffmann
Germany
Local time: 16:26
English translation:self-excited motors
Explanation:
However the example is about self-excited, self-regulating generators (alternators), not motors. Those devices have similar construction but different designation. The generator produces electricity, while the motor consumes it.
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Dmitriy Gromov
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4self-excited motors
Dmitriy Gromov
3 -1self excited engines
Stephen Sadie


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
self-excited motors


Explanation:
However the example is about self-excited, self-regulating generators (alternators), not motors. Those devices have similar construction but different designation. The generator produces electricity, while the motor consumes it.

Dmitriy Gromov
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  sorin urzica: agree. Motoren (oder Generatoren) die selbst den Strom für die Erregerwicklung liefern. ”The brushless self-excited synchronous motor with halfwave rectified field circuits has been invented already by Nonaka. ......” http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl
4 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Richard Stephen: Definitely MOTOR
1 hr
agree  gangels (X)
2 hrs
agree  Jacek Konopka
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
self excited engines


Explanation:
http://electrical4u.com/types-of-dc-motor-separately-excited... for example

or motors instead of engines

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 16:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Steffen Walter: This seems to be about electric motors/generators - you'd never use "engine" in this case. / Incorrect usage, I'd say.
1 min
  -> that was my thought but I did find some references with engines
neutral  Armorel Young: what happened to the hyphen?
29 mins
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