Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Technology > Engineering > Electronics Engineering > What is AC motor and DC motor?

What is AC motor and DC motor?

Answer:

AC stands for alternating current, and DC is direct current. A motor is a device that uses electrical energy to spin. An AC motor uses AC voltage, and a DC motor uses DC voltage.

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-AC-and-DC-Electric-Motors&id=193767

Contributor:

Prince

First answer by Bigstrapper. Last edit by Prince Sinha. Contributor trust: 1 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Electronics Engineering questions?

	How will resistance affect parallel circuit?	Answer it!
	How does current voltage resistance affect both series and parallel circuit?	Answer it!
	What is the Q factor in measurement?	Answer it!
	What is the benefits of electronic processing?	Answer it!
	What is the role of inductor in filter in rectifier?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

How do you change an ac motor to a dc motor?
Ac motor have slip ring, to remove the slip ring,connected to the commutator its a dc motor.
Can DC work on AC motor?
No. An AC Motor is typically of the induction type. This requires a rotating magnetic field which is characteristic of AC.
Function of dc and ac motor?
Conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy
Which motor used in ac and dc?
universal motor
How do you change an AC motor to DC?
by using rectifier