series-wound

American

[seer-eez-wound] / ˈsɪər izˌwaʊnd /

adjective

Electricity.

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

series-wound British

/ -rɪz-, ˈsɪəriːzˌwaʊnd /

adjective

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

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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.

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

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