a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor or generator, by means of which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a winding on the shaft
slip ring in American English
Electricity
a metal ring mounted on, and insulated from, the rotor shaft of a generator or motor, designed to lead current into or away from the coils through a stationary brush pressing on the ring
slip ring in Electrical Engineering
(slɪp rɪŋ)
Word forms: (regular plural) slip rings
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Motor or generator)
A slip ring is a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor or generator,by means of which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a windingon the shaft.
State of the art wind turbine systems use contacting brush and slip ring mechanisms to facilitate power transfer between the stator and the rotor.
The inverter includes a single or pair of resonant circuits that are connected tothe slip ring either directly or through a transformer.
A slip ring is a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor, by meansof which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a winding onthe shaft.