Definition of 'back emf'
back EMF in Electrical Engineering
(bæk i ɛm ɛf) or back electromotive forcenoun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Motor or generator)
Back EMF is the system in the coil of an electric motor that opposes the current flowing through the coil, when the armature rotates.
When the speed varies, the winding characteristics may fluctuate, resulting in variation
of back EMF.
At high speeds the traction motor armatures are rotating rapidly and have a high
back EMF.
Back EMF is the system in the coil of an electric motor that opposes the current flowing through
the coil, when the armature rotates.
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