A device for advancing the phase of a waveform, signal, etc.; (Electrical Engineering) a device for increasing the power factor of an induction motor by generating a magnetizing current in the rotor circuit which leads the main rotor current in phase.
Origin
Early 20th century.
Definition of phase advancer in US English:
phase advancer
noun
A device for advancing the phase of a waveform, signal, etc.; (Electrical Engineering) a device for increasing the power factor of an induction motor by generating a magnetizing current in the rotor circuit which leads the main rotor current in phase.