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three-phase induction motor
waveforms of a three-phase system
production of a rotating magnetic field
rotating field and the currents that it produces
split-phase induction motor
evolution of a linear induction motor
elementary synchronous generator
reluctance motor in cross section
Elementary electric motor.
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Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor
Thomas Davenport
American inventor
Hippolyte Fontaine
French engineer
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
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