“Man builds rotary phase converter” is. Budding EE enthusiast builds a clock/power supply/nixie/arduino thing is fun and interesting. Person bought already made gizmo and plugged it in isn’t.

Electrical Engineering Practice A Practical Treatise for Electrical, Civil and ... These main divisions include transformers, rotary converters, rectifiers, electronic devices ...

To start a rotary converter at Burnt Oak, ... It is interesting, therefore, to notice that in the extension of the London Electric Railway from Hendon to Edgware, ...

Normally powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine--or a 1.3-liter in some markets--the range-extended '2 swaps that for a 100-horsepower electric motor up front, and a tiny 330-cc, 29-horse rotary ...

But, in 2022, the all-electric version will land. And coupled with an EV version will be at least one variant with a rotary engine to act as a gasoline-powered range extender.