If series winding is connected in series with the armature and then the shunt winding is put in parallel to the combination, then such a combination will form which kind of a generator?

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  1. Long series compound Generator
  2. Long shunt compound Generator
  3. Long Closet compound Generator 
  4. Short shunt compound Generator

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Option 2 : Long shunt compound Generator
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Based on the connection of armature and field windings DC generators can be classified as:

Type of DC Machine

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Separately excited DC generator

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DC shunt generator

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DC series generator

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DC short shunt compound generator

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DC long shunt compound generator

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