What type of DC motor has its winding connected in parallel with the armature?

A shunt motor has its field windings connected in parallel with the armature. In this configuration, the field current is drawn directly from the armature circuit. This allows the motor to maintain a relatively constant speed under varying loads because the flux produced by the field windings is primarily determined by the supply voltage, which remains steady in standard applications. As the load increases, the armature current increases, but the parallel connection ensures that enough field current flows to keep the motor operating efficiently without excessive drop in speed.

In contrast, series motors connect the field winding in series with the armature, which results in field strength varying with load. Compounded motors have a combination of both series and shunt connections to optimize torque at startup as well as maintaining speed under load, but the shunt motor specifically refers to the parallel arrangement of the field windings. A parallel motor is not a standard term used in the context of DC motors.