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EXCITATION SHUNT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

The excitation provided by a winding connected in parallel with the armature winding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

[Referring to] a machine to denote that it is excited by a winding in parallel to the armature winding.

OBS

shunt: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 1996.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

[Se dit d'] une machine excitée par un enroulement en parallèle avec l'enroulement d'induit.

OBS

à excitation en dérivation; à excitation shunt : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale en 1996.

Spanish

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