synchro differential motor

synchro differential motor

[′siŋ·krō ‚dif·ə′ren·chəl ‚mōd·ər] (electricity) Motor which is electrically similar to the synchro differential generator except that a damping device is added to prevent oscillations; both its rotor and stator are connected to synchro generators, and its function is to indicate the sum or difference between the two signals transmitted by the generators.