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How are the field windings of a DC shunt generator connected?

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How are the field windings of a DC shunt generator connected?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between shunt and series connections in DC machines • Relationship between field windings, armature windings, and external circuit in a DC generator • How a shunt field is supplied with voltage and how current is controlled (field rheostat)

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In a shunt generator, does the field get a small portion of full voltage or full load current? That tells you whether it should be in series or parallel with the armature. • Think about where a field rheostat is placed in a shunt field circuit: is it normally in series or parallel with the shunt field coils? • Consider: If the shunt field were in series with the armature, what would happen to field strength as load current changes?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option correctly represents a parallel path across the supply/armature terminals. • Verify that a shunt field is designed to carry relatively low current and high voltage, not high current and low voltage. • Confirm that the field rheostat is used to control the field current, and note how it must be connected relative to the shunt field winding.

Question 1 of 27070

How are the field windings of a DC shunt generator connected?

in series with the series windings

in parallel with the field rheostat

in series with the armature windings

in parallel with the armature windings

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How are the field windings of a DC shunt generator connected?

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How are the field windings of a DC shunt generator connected?