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by dreamcompiler 1542 days ago
Indeed. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the types of AC. "AC" can mean "50 or 60 Hz sinusoid synchronized to the grid" or it can mean "a waveform that is not a constant voltage." Most motors require some form of the latter. Older motors required the former, but there are very few reasons to build motors that way today. The ones that remain in service can easily be driven by electronic inverters from a DC supply.