series-wound

American  

[seer-eez-wound] / ˈsɪər izˌwaʊnd /

adjective

Electricity.

1. noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.

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series-wound British  

/ -rɪz-, ˈsɪəriːzˌwaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in series Compare shunt-wound

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Etymology

Origin of series-wound

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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series-wound

In the "series-wound" machine the whole of the current generated in the armature also goes through the coils of the field magnets.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

There are two steel-clad series-wound motors of 36 B.H.P.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The speeds are plotted as abscissae, and the electrical work absorbed in watts divided by 746 as ordinates; then with a series-wound motor we obtain the curve, EE.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 by Various