| 单词 | rotary converter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrotary converter rotary converter n. Electrical Engineering (now historical) an electrical machine adapted for use with either alternating or direct current and capable of converting one to the other.Rotary converters were used esp. to provide DC power from an AC supply. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > motor > [noun] > electric electromotor1879 electric locomotive1880 shunt motor1883 shunt machine1888 repulsion motor1891 rotary converter1891 induction motor1897 traction motor1900 selsyn1926 torque motor1926 synchro1943 magslip1947 1891 U.S. Patent 458,870 3/1 A rotary converter connected with the main supply-circuit. 1950 Times Rev. Industry Sept. 25/1 One of the first three locomotives is to have a rotary converter set and d.c. motors. 2005 V. Smil Creating 20th Cent. ii. 86 The first rotary converter was patented in 1888 by another of Edison's former employees, Charles S. Bradley. < as lemmas |
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