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SHUNT FIELD CURRENT [1 record]

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
OBS

Parallel means side by side, or in the same direction.

OBS

Parallel connections are sometimes referred to as shunt connections. "Parallel" and "shunt" therefore, mean the same in electrical work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
OBS

field current : courant d'excitation.

OBS

shunt : dérivation.

OBS

Dérivation : [...] «en dérivation» ou en «parallèle», l'un par rapport à l'autre, lorsque les courants [...] se partagent entre eux.

Spanish

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