back EMF

/bæk i ɛm ɛf/

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Definition of back EMF - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: back Electromotive Force

TECH.

voltage that opposes the current in a motor

TECH.

Back EMF limits the speed of the motor.
The circuit measures back EMF during operation.
Back EMF increases as the motor speeds up.

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French:f.c.é.m., ...
German:Gegen-EMK, ...
Italian:CEM, ...
Spanish:fem inversa, ...
Portuguese:back EMF, ...
Chinese:反电动势, ...
Japanese:逆起電力, ...
Arabic:القوة الدافعة الكهربائية العكسية, ...
Hebrew:כֹּחַ אֵלֶקְטְרוֹמוֹטִיבִי נֶגְדִּי, ...
Russian:обратная ЭДС, ...
Ukrainian:ЕРС, ...
Hindi:बैक EMF, ...
Bengali:ব্যাক ইএমএফ, ...
Catalan:FEM inversa, ...
Czech:protielektromotorické napětí, ...
Danish:modspænding, ...
Dutch:tegenspanning, ...
Greek:αντ. ΗΔ, ...
Hungarian:ellenfeszültség, ...
Khmer:កម្លាំងអគ្គិសនីចលករបញ្ច្រាស, ...
Korean:역기전력, ...
Persian:بک‌ای‌ام‌اف, ...
Polish:przeciwsila elektromotoryczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):back EMF, ...
Romanian:contra-FEM, ...
Swedish:EMF, ...
Thai:แบ็ค EMF, ...
Turkish:geri EMK, ...
Vietnamese:điện áp phản kháng, ...

back emf

ˈbæk ˌiːɛmˈɛf

Definition of back emf - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

electricity

TECH.

voltage that opposes current in a circuit

TECH.

The back emf reduced the motor's speed.
Engineers measured the back emf in the circuit.
The device's performance was affected by back emf.

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French:force contre-électromotrice, ...
German:Gegenspannung, ...
Italian:fem controelettromotrice, ...
Spanish:fuerza electromotriz inversa, ...
Portuguese:força contra-eletromotriz, ...
Chinese:反电动势, ...
Japanese:逆起電力, ...
Arabic:قوة دافعة كهربائية عكسية, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹחַ אֶלֶקְטְרוֹמְנִיעַ נֶגְדִּי, ...
Russian:обратная ЭДС, ...
Ukrainian:зворотна ЕРС, ...
Hindi:बैक ईएमएफ, ...
Bengali:ব্যাক ইএমএফ, ...
Catalan:emf de retorn, ...
Czech:zpětné elektromotorické napětí, ...
Danish:mod-emf, ...
Dutch:tegen-emk, ...
Greek:αντίστροφη ΗΕΔ, ...
Hungarian:ellenfeszültség, ...
Khmer:កម្លាំងអគ្គិសនីចលករបញ្ច្រាស, ...
Korean:역기전력, ...
Persian:ولتاژ برگشتی, ...
Polish:siła elektromotoryczna wsteczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):fem contrária, ...
Romanian:forță electromotoare inversă, ...
Swedish:mot-emk, ...
Thai:แรงดันไฟฟ้าต้านกลับ, ...
Turkish:karşı emk, ...
Vietnamese:sức điện động ngược, ...

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