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Title[edit]

"A compulsator is the short name for a compensated pulsed alternator, a form of power supply."

Then, shouldn't the page be titled "Compensated pulsed alternator"? I hesitate to do this myself because titles are supposed to be what most people would recognize, and are intended for "general readers, and not experts." -- KyleP 20:34, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will make a redirect page that takes care of this. Fanra 19:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"a form of power supply" should be changed to "a form of electric generator". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Слободан човек (talk • contribs) 16:10, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Difference from FES[edit]

Can someone please explain the difference between a Compulsator and flywheel energy storage?(I will post the same question on the FES talk page, please reply there.) — Sebastian 08:05, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scheme?[edit]

I'd love to see a scheme of a compulsator to understand better how it works compared to a simple flywheel. --84.56.197.45 (talk) 15:51, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is meant by "compensation"?[edit]

I don't understand what is meant by "compensation". The article implies that the low inductance of the windings is "compensation". Compensation for what? I understand the reason for low inductance, but why call it compensation? I would think that the device was called a compulsator because it momentarily compensates for a shortage of power. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwane E Anderson (talk • contribs) 23:16, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Homopolar generators[edit]

I believe it is a type of homopolar generator (a sort of DC generator)... Though this seems contradictory to the name, I recall reading this somewhere.

it's not. Here's the intro page: [1] (goto utexas.edu, search for "compulsator") 76.126.215.43 (talk) 19:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

--- BOB —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.169.120.209 (talk) 03:26, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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