Shunt generator

[1] A shunt field (and any series resistor used for adjustment) may be directly connected across the armature terminals in parallel with the load.

The different connections give different voltage regulation characteristics on load.

Since field current, and therefore field strength, is little affected by load current, the output voltage remains more nearly constant than does the output voltage of a series-wound generator.

In a shunt-wound generator, output voltage varies inversely with load current.

In a series-wound generator, output voltage varies directly with load current.