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

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

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

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