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Shunt generator
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<p>A shunt generator is a type of <a href="/facts/Electric_generator/5sATsUGX">electric generator</a> in which <a href="/facts/Field_winding/J0u1X7gd">field winding</a> and <a href="/facts/Armature_(electrical_engineering)/BvRwHHWn">armature winding</a> are connected in <a href="/facts/Series_and_parallel_circuits/007qC7j8">parallel</a>, and in which the armature supplies both the load current and the <a href="/facts/Field_current/J0u1X7gd">field current</a> for the <a href="/facts/Excitation_(magnetic)/t7fXtn9h">excitation</a> (generator is therefore <a href="/facts/Excitation_(magnetic)/t7fXtn9h">self excited</a>). </p>