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Definition of balancer set
1 : two or more similar direct-current machines directly coupled together and connected in series across the outer conductors of a multiple-wire system of distribution for the purpose of maintaining the potentials of the intermediate wires of the system, which are connected to the junction points between the machines
— called also compensator, equalizer set
2 : reactors or transformers with their wires so interconnected as to equalize the voltages between the wires of a multiple-wire alternating-current system
— called also static balancer
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The first known use of balancer set was in 1917
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