FIELD MAGNET Definition & Meaning

field magnet

a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.

field magnet

a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that produces the magnetic field in a generator, electric motor, or similar device

field magnet

A permanent magnet used to produce a base magnetic field against which other magnetized materials react, as in the operation of electrical devices such as motors, generators, and solenoids.

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First recorded in 1880–85

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Examples have not been reviewed.

When it is desired to rotate the conductor between the faces of a stationary field magnet, the construction shown in Fig.

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In this year he constructed an electric motor having its field magnets as well as its armature excited by the electric current.

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What is the object of the field magnet?

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Magneto field magnets are always made of tungsten steel alloy, so treated that it will retain its magnetism for lengthy periods.

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Series Motor.—In this type the field magnet windings are connected in series with the armature winding, i.e. the same current flows in both windings.

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