field winding

American

[wahyn-ding] / ˈwaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

Electricity.

the electrically conducting circuit, usually a number of coils wound on individual poles and connected in series, that produces the magnetic field in a motor or generator.

field winding British

/ ˈwaɪndɪŋ /

noun

the insulated current-carrying coils on a field magnet that produce the magnetic field intensity required to set up the electrical excitation in a generator or motor

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Etymology

Origin of field winding

First recorded in 1890–95

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field winding

This consists in dividing the field winding into a number of sections and throwing the sections in and out of circuit as shown in fig.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

Soft language issued from their spittleless lips as they swished in slow circles round and round the field, winding hither and thither through the weeds, dragging their long tails amid the rattling canisters.

From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James

An adjustable resistance or rheostat is connected in parallel with the field winding as shown in fig.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

To decrease the output of a reverse series generator, a resistance coil may be connected in series with the shunt field winding.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

The regulation of the output of this type of generator is accomplished by means of a field winding which is in series with the armature, and which therefore carries the charging current.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

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