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shunt-wound
[ shuhnt-wound ]
adjective
Electricity.
- noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.
shunt-wound
/ 藞蕛蕦苍迟藢飞补蕣苍诲 /
adjective
- electrical engineering (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallel Compare series-wound
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- shunt顎 wind顎卛ng noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shunt-wound1
First recorded in 1880鈥85
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Example Sentences
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The shunt-wound dynamo is used for incandescent lights.
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Such machines are usually shunt-wound.
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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.
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The field of this machine is shunt-wound, and in order to maintain the potential constant a hand-regulated resistance鈥擱2 on the switch board鈥攊s added in circuit with the shunt field.
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We can only use shunt-wound dynamos conveniently for that purpose.
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