Editing Flywheel effect

{{Short description|Continuation of oscillations in an oscillator circuit}}
The '''flywheel effect''' is the continuation of oscillations in an [[electronic oscillator|oscillator]] [[Electronic circuit|circuit]] after the control stimulus has been removed. This is usually caused by interacting [[inductor|inductive]] and [[capacitor|capacitive]] elements in the oscillator. Circuits undergoing such oscillations are said to be '''flywheeling'''.

The flywheel effect may be desirable, such as in [[phase (waves)|phase]]-locked loops used in [[Synchronization|synchronous]] systems, or undesirable, such as in [[voltage-controlled oscillator]]s.

Flywheel effect is used in [[Power_amplifier_classes#Class_C|Class C]] modulation where efficiency of modulation can be achieved as high as 90%.

==See also==
*[[Thermal flywheel effect]]

==References==
{{FS1037C MS188}}

[[Category:Electronic oscillators]]