Question

What is the advantage of connecting two coils in parallel?

(a) reduce the amount of copper required

(b) increase the current per parallel path to double the value

(c) increase the voltage capacity

(d) all of the mentioned

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My query is from Constructional Features of Rotating Electrical Machines-2 topic in section Constructional Features of Rotating Electrical Machines of Electrical Machines

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) increase the current per parallel path to double the value

To elaborate: The parallel connection of two coils will increase the current per parallel path to double the value.