field winding
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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To decrease the output of a reverse series generator, a resistance coil may be connected in series with the shunt field winding.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteAside from the field winding there are three wires leading to the generator.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannThe regular field winding (J) has its opposite ends connected directly with the armature brushes.
Electricity for Boys | J. S. ZerbeAn adjustable resistance or rheostat is connected in parallel with the field winding as shown in fig. 191.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One | Nehemiah HawkinsThis shunts more or less of the current from the field winding according to the amount of resistance made active by the lever, L.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One | Nehemiah Hawkins
British Dictionary definitions for field winding
/ (ˈwaɪndɪŋ) /
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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