How to Use synchronous motor in a Sentence

synchronous motor

noun
  • It is fitted with an asynchronous motor at the front axle and a synchronous motor at the rear.
    Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 24 May 2022
  • About halfway through the ride, the train momentarily comes to a stop until linear synchronous motors launch it from 0 to 47 mph in 3 seconds.
    Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2018
  • At the rear is a permanently excited synchronous motor that does most of the work where possible.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 July 2022
  • So compared to a synchronous motor built with NdFeB magnets, one based on ferrite magnets will be much larger and heavier, much weaker, or some combination of the two.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Propelled by electromagnetic linear synchronous motors, Electric Eel starts out with a forward-backward-forward launch before ascending to a signature upside down twist 15 stories in the sky.
    Brady MacDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
  • The sub-platter has a low-vibration drive belt, driven by a synchronous motor, powered directly from mains electricity for maximum stability.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021

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