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Gramme dynamo

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In energy conversion: Electric generators and motors
Dubbed the Gramme dynamo, this device contributed much to the general acceptance of electric power. By the early 1870s Gramme had developed several other dynamos, one of which was reversible and could be used as an electric motor. Electric motors, which convert electrical energy to mechanical energy,…
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In Zénobe-Théophile Gramme
In 1873 a Gramme dynamo was exhibited at the Vienna exhibition, where it was demonstrated that the device was reversible and could be used as an electric motor.
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