Self-excited
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of self-excite form-of, participle, past
- 1 Relating to a machine or system that generates or excites its own magnetic field. not-comparable
"The main generator, of type WT.981, is a 10-pole, single-bearing machine with four field windings - separately excited, self-excited, reverse series and starting. [...] Generator excitation is obtained by a combination of the separately-excited and self-excited fields, and the output is controlled by a resistance in the separate field circuit adjusted by the load regulator under the control of the engine governor."
Example
More examples"The main generator, of type WT.981, is a 10-pole, single-bearing machine with four field windings - separately excited, self-excited, reverse series and starting. [...] Generator excitation is obtained by a combination of the separately-excited and self-excited fields, and the output is controlled by a resistance in the separate field circuit adjusted by the load regulator under the control of the engine governor."
Etymology
From self- + excited. By surface analysis, self-excite + -ed.
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