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A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a s…

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  1. A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc.
  2. A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of drivingautomobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversibledynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by theengine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is adeficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliarymotor. Sometimes called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc.