series-wound

[ seer-eez-wound ]

adjective

, Electricity.

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

series-wound

/ -rɪz-; ˈsɪəriːzˌwaʊnd /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of series-wound¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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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