FIELD WINDING Definition & Meaning

field winding

[ wahyn-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Electricity.

the electrically conducting circuit, usually a number of coils wound on individual poles and connected in series, that produces the magnetic field in a motor or generator.

field winding

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noun

the insulated current-carrying coils on a field magnet that produce the magnetic field intensity required to set up the electrical excitation in a generator or motor

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of field winding¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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The method of varying the current through the field coils by means of a rheostat inserted in series with the field winding as shown in fig.

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It acts to insert the resistance in series with the field winding when the speed falls, and this, in turn, results in restoring the speed to normal.

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To decrease the output of a reverse series generator, a resistance coil may be connected in series with the shunt field winding.

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A dynamo in which the field winding is parallel with the winding of the armature.

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The field winding consists of copper strap on edge, one layer deep, with fibrous material cemented in place between turns, the edges of the strap being exposed.

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