Electrical Transformers and Rotating Machines
Electrical Transformers and Rotating Machines
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ISBN: 9781305494817
Author: Stephen L. Herman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 31RQ
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The reason behind the AC series motor being referred as a universal motor.

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