Load transfer — In automobiles, load transfer is the imaginary shifting of weight around a motor vehicle during acceleration (both longitudinal and lateral). This includes braking, and deceleration (which is an acceleration at a negative rate). Load transfer is… … Wikipedia
Torque — For other uses, see Torque (disambiguation). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law … Wikipedia
Electric motor — For other kinds of motors, see motor (disambiguation). For a railroad electric engine, see electric locomotive. Various electric motors. A 9 volt PP3 transistor battery is in the center foreground for size comparison. An electric motor converts… … Wikipedia
electric motor — motor (def. 4). [1885 90] * * * Introduction any of a class of devices that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy, usually by employing electromagnetic phenomena. Most electric motors develop their mechanical torque by the… … Universalium
Variable-frequency drive — A variable frequency drive (VFD) is a system for controlling the rotational speed of an alternating current (AC) electric motor by controlling the frequency of the electrical power supplied to the motor.cite book | first=Sylvester J. |… … Wikipedia
Limited slip differential — A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset… … Wikipedia
Signal-flow graph — A signal flow graph (SFG) is a special type of block diagram[1] and directed graph consisting of nodes and branches. Its nodes are the variables of a set of linear algebraic relations. An SFG can only represent multiplications and additions.… … Wikipedia
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
Adjustable-speed drive — (ASD) or variable speed drive (VSD) describes equipment used to control the speed of machinery. Many industrial processes such as assembly lines must operate at different speeds for different products. Where process conditions demand adjustment… … Wikipedia
Check weigher — Example checkweigher. Product passes on the conveyor belt where it is weighed A checkweigher is an automatic machine for checking the weight of packaged commodities. It is normally found at the offgoing end of a production process and is used to… … Wikipedia
Dynamometer — For the dynamometer used in railroading, see dynamometer car .A dynamometer or dyno for short, is a machine used to measure torque and rotational speed (rpm) from which power produced by an engine, motor or other rotating can be calculated.A… … Wikipedia