electric motors (1 Viewer)

[pc_wizz]

"It is said that an electric motor acts as a motor and a generator at the same time. Explain this statement."

...

 

[Xayma]

I think it is refeering to back EMF, it acting as a motor is self explanitory, however because it moves a coil through a magnetic field an electrical force is created which opposes its motion.

 

[pc_wizz]

oh ... thanx ...

 

[deadnature]

Could it mean that a generator can be used as a motor and vice versa, considering their strutural design - much like eachother.