shunt-wound

American  

[shuhnt-wound] / ˈʃʌntˈwaʊnd /

adjective

Electricity.

1. noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.

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shunt-wound British  

/ ˈʃʌntˌwaʊnd /

adjective

1. electrical engineering (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallel Compare series-wound

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Other Word Forms

• shunt winding
  noun

Etymology

Origin of shunt-wound

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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shunt-wound

The conductor is connected by an underground cable to a single shunt-wound dynamo machine, placed in the engine shed, and worked by a small agricultural steam engine of about 25 indicated horse power.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

The field of this machine is shunt-wound, and in order to maintain the potential constant a hand-regulated resistance—R2 on the switch board—is added in circuit with the shunt field.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

The shunt-wound dynamo is used for incandescent lights.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

A shunt-wound dynamo must be used; else, when the voltage of the battery rises too high, it may "back up" and turn the dynamo as a motor, causing considerable damage.

From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving

In the "shunt-wound" machine the field magnets are excited by diverting a small portion of the main current from the armature through them, by means of a "shunt" or loop circuit.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John