Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In electricity, provided with series-windings sufficient in number to give constant difference of potential, not at the terminals of the machine, but at some other point in the circuit: said of certain generators which have both shunt and series field-coils.
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Examples
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If it is found that the speed of the water wheel drops 25 per cent between no load and full load, a dynamo with field coils over-compounded to this extent would give a fairly constant regulation.
Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Frederick Irving Anderson 1912
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On the other hand, if his dynamo was over-compounded 25 per cent -- that is, if it gained 28 volts from no load to full load, the system would be perfect.
Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Frederick Irving Anderson 1912
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