Definition of homopolar in English:
homopolar
adjective ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈpəʊləˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈpəʊlə
1Having equal or constant electrical polarity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, I survey the results of our investigation of the atomic structure of dislocation cores in homopolar semiconductors.
- In order for the homopolar motor to fully exploit the advantages of reduced size and weight, the field coils must be superconducting.
- When I was trying to understand homopolar machines recently, it was wonderful to find your ‘balancing D-cell’ homopolar motor at the end of this page.
- Here is about as simple a motor as you can get - the old homopolar motor.
- The magnetizing flux of a hybrid motor flows along the rotor axis, while the mechanism for rotor suspension is the same as that of the homopolar magnetic bearing.
- 1.1 (of an electric generator) producing direct current without the use of commutators.
Example sentencesExamples
- Figure 1 is a sectioned isometric view showing a homopolar generator.
- Each roller magnet in the Searl device is a small homopolar generator and the entire set of rollers create a radial Lorentz force too.
- I currently have measured results from a simple homopolar design I am using to experiment with.
- Since then, brush gear has been designed, manufactured and installed, and large-scale tests have been made with this gear in the homopolar generator.