Before revision: Originally the damper winding was invented by Maurice Leblanc in France and Benjamin G. Lamme in the US to deal with the problem of hunting oscillations : the early generators were driven by the directly connected steam engines with their pulsating torque.
After revision: Originally the damper winding was invented by Maurice Leblanc in France and Benjamin G. Lamme in the US to deal with the problem of hunting oscillations due to the early generators being driven by the directly connected steam engines with their pulsating torque.