In a series wound motor, the current passing...

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Question 1 of 270705eccefa3bacbc34ba4d48053

In a series wound motor, the current passing through the field windings also passes through what component?

Question 1 of 27070

In a series wound motor, the current passing through the field windings also passes through what component?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Series-wound DC motor construction and current path • Difference between series field and shunt field windings • Which parts of the motor are in series with the supply in this type of motor

💭 Think About

• Trace the path of current from the power supply through the motor components in a series-wound motor. Which parts must the current pass through one after the other? • Think about which choice is NOT a separate winding, but a major current-carrying rotating part of the motor. • Eliminate any options that are clearly not part of the main current path in a basic DC motor.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which component of a DC motor actually rotates and carries current through conductors in slots. • Verify that a shunt field is normally connected in parallel, not in series, with the armature in a shunt motor. • Check that laminations and any reactance devices are usually related to core construction or AC behavior, not the main DC current path in a simple series motor.

Question 1 of 27070

In a series wound motor, the current passing through the field windings also passes through what component?

armature

shunt field

reactance comparator

laminations