field current

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the current in a field winding.

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Example Sentences

The lower the field current the faster the motor goes.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir

This reduces the shunt field current, causing a decrease in generator voltage and hence current output.

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

This change in resistance determines the direction of the exciter field current, and therefore the direction of the boost.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Still more time may be saved by leaving the field current on the generator.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)

These conditions having been complied with, the operator next turns his attention to the generator, putting on the field current, synchronizing carefully and building up the load on the unit gradually.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)