shunt-wound

American  

[shuhnt-wound] / ˈʃʌntˈwaʊnd /

adjective

Electricity.

1. noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.

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shunt-wound British  

/ ˈʃʌntˌwaʊnd /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• shunt winding
  noun

Etymology

Origin of shunt-wound

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The conductor is connected by an underground cable to a single shunt-wound dynamo machine, placed in the engine shed, and worked by a small agricultural steam engine of about 25 indicated horse power.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

The shunt-wound dynamo is used for incandescent lights.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

We can only use shunt-wound dynamos conveniently for that purpose.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various

A shunt-wound dynamo must be used; else, when the voltage of the battery rises too high, it may "back up" and turn the dynamo as a motor, causing considerable damage.

From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving

The field of this machine is shunt-wound, and in order to maintain the potential constant a hand-regulated resistance—R2 on the switch board—is added in circuit with the shunt field.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various