field winding

American  

[wahyn-ding] / ˈwaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

Electricity.

1. 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.

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field winding British  

/ ˈwaɪndɪŋ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

It acts to insert the resistance in series with the field winding when the speed falls, and this, in turn, results in restoring the speed to normal.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel

A dynamo in which the field winding is parallel with the winding of the armature.

From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

The method of varying the current through the field coils by means of a rheostat inserted in series 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

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

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