Re: (ET) Introduction from Michigan

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 20 May 2024 at 4:56, David Kirk wrote:

> What is "field weakening"?

I'm not an engineer, but as I understand it, when a wound-field motor is 
running at its full design speed, based on the magnetic flux of its 
armature and field windings, reducing the field current further increases 
motor RPM.  

It also reduces the motor's torque.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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