field current
Americannoun
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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 Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin) Collins
This short-circuits the resistance coil connected across the regulator points and allows the shunt field current to increase again, thereby increasing the generator output.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte
I relentlessly ordered the field current to be still further reduced.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall
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
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 Otto A. Witte
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