commutator

machine part

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In electric generator: Direct-current generators
…a mechanical rotating switch, or commutator, that connects the rotor coil to the stationary output terminals through carbon brushes. This commutator reverses the connections at the two instants in each rotation when the rate of change of flux in the coil is zero—i.e., when the enclosed flux is maximum (positive)…
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