also: くまどりコイル
noun
shading coil
Technical term in electrical engineering; a short-circuited copper ring used in shaded-pole motors to create a rotating magnetic field.
くま取りコイルは、単相誘導電動機の始動トルクを生み出すために使われる。
A shading coil is used to produce starting torque in single-phase induction motors.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for this technical term.
Alternate kanji spelling using 隈; the reading くまどり is less common for this term.
Katakana loanword from English 'shading coil'; used interchangeably with くま取りコイル in technical contexts.
Compound of くま取り (shading, from くま取る 'to shade') + コイル (coil). The term is a direct translation of the English 'shading coil'.