Commutator - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition commutator

Definition :

A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current an attachment to certain electrical machines by means of which alternating currents are made to be continuous or to have the same direction It may be attached to the end of the spindle of an electric motor where a brush is in contact sequentially with the parts of the spindle that conduct current to the different windings of the motor