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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The commutator is to ensure the field
in the rotor is aligned wrt the stator to provide continuous
torque. Not sure where you get 3 phase from.
Each winding gets an AC signal.
No - it gets switched polarity DC. A different thing entirely.

NO, it is true alternating current in the meaning of the term.
Current that has an average value of zero, but has at any given time,
a value that is not zero.

Err no, it's *an* alternating current in *your* meaning of the term
"True" alternating current is that whis is assumed in AC theory and
engineering and in the design of AC motors and equipment and is
sinusoidally varying.


Er, no, sinusoidal is not mentioned anywhere in the *definition* of
AC.

Oh well, that's all AC current theory out the window then, so that's OK!



Not at all. Sinusoidal merely makes it easy to do calculations based on
single frequency operation.

In te real world, its almost never seen ourtside of ultra low distortin
oscillators.

You have to distinguish between 'electrical theory for dummies' and
'electrical engineering, an advanced course'

Indeed


But most dangerous of all is a little bit of knowledge, then they think they
know everything!