Glossary · term
Rotating magnetic field
Electromagnetism
- Aliases
- rotating field, field that rotates
- Domain
- Electromagnetism
Definition
What three-phase current makes in a ring of stator coils: a magnetic field that spins on its own, with nothing moving. The rotor of an induction motor chases it.
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