The document discusses DC compound motors. A DC compound motor combines features of series and shunt motors by having both a series field winding connected in series with the armature and a shunt field winding connected in parallel. This allows the motor to have the high starting torque of a series motor and the regulated speed of a shunt motor. There are two main types - long shunt and short shunt - depending on how the shunt winding is connected. Compound motors can also be cumulative, where the magnetic fields reinforce each other, or differential, where they oppose each other. Cumulative compound motors are widely used industrial applications like elevators that require both high starting torque and speed regulation.