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dynamotor
(redirected from Motor-generator)

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dynamotor [′dī·nə‚mō·dər]
(electricity)
A rotating electric machine having two or more windings on a single armature containing a commutator for direct-current operation and slip rings for alternating-current operation; when one type of power is fed in for motor operation, the other type is delivered by generator action. Also known as rotary converter; synchronous inverter.


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