eddy-current clutch

eddy-current clutch

[′ed·ē ‚kə·rənt ‚kləch]
(mechanical engineering)
A type of electromagnetic clutch in which torque is transmitted by means of eddy currents induced by a magnetic field set up by a coil carrying direct current in one rotating member.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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