Amplidynen.
Electr.
A direct-current generator in which the output is controlled by small changes in the input.
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1940 Electronics Apr. 54 Dr. E. F. W. Alexanderson..of the General Electric Company revealed a new type of generator known as the Amplidyne... The Amplidyne generator responds almost instantaneously to changes in power input.
1943 F. Felix in Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Nav. Engin. LV. 775 One of the most important developments of recent years is the amplidyne, a product of G-E engineering... The amplidyne is an externally-driven d-c generator, outwardly similar to a conventional motor.
1945 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 49 540/1 In recent years developments have taken place in quick response electrical systems having a high ratio of output power to input control, typical methods being known as the ‘Amplidyne’ or the ‘Metadyne’.
1958 Guided Missiles vii. 388/1 Power amplification is obtained by electronic means or by using a dynamotor-type amplifier such as a motor-generator set or an amplidyne.
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