For the same power rating,which motor is bigger in size,AC or DC?

Answer Posted / mahesh

i think dc motor is smaller than ac its because in dc motor we can directly take the current from armature where as in case of ac motor it is taken from brushes and slip rings and extra components may include so the motor size is more for ac and it is less for dc

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