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    There are three types of DC generators classified by how their fields are excited: 1. Separately excited generators have independent DC current sources to energize their field magnets, allowing control over a wide voltage range. 2. Self-excited generators energize their own fields from the generator's output, including shunt, series, and compound wound generators. 3. Shunt wound generators have parallel field and armature windings, maintaining a constant voltage with load current. Compound wound generators combine series and shunt windings to keep voltage relatively constant.

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    There are three types of DC generators classified by how their fields are excited: 1. Separately excited generators have independent DC current sources to energize their field magnets, allowing control over a wide voltage range. 2. Self-excited generators energize their own fields from the generator's output, including shunt, series, and compound wound generators. 3. Shunt wound generators have parallel field and armature windings, maintaining a constant voltage with load current. Compound wound generators combine series and shunt windings to keep voltage relatively constant.

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    There are three types of DC generators classified by how their fields are excited: 1. Separately excited generators have independent DC current sources to energize their field magnets, allowing control over a wide voltage range. 2. Self-excited generators energize their own fields from the generator's output, including shunt, series, and compound wound generators. 3. Shunt wound generators have parallel field and armature windings, maintaining a constant voltage with load current. Compound wound generators combine series and shunt windings to keep voltage relatively constant.

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    Types of DC GENERATOR

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    There are three types of DC generators classified by how their fields are excited: 1. Separately excited generators have independent DC current sources to energize their field magnets, allowing control over a wide voltage range. 2. Self-excited generators energize their own fields from the generator's output, including shunt, series, and compound wound generators. 3. Shunt wound generators have parallel field and armature windings, maintaining a constant voltage with load current. Compound wound generators combine series and shunt windings to keep voltage relatively constant.

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    Types of D.C.

    Generators

    According to the way in which their fields are excited, generators are classified into:

    1. Separately excited D.C. Generator are those whose field


    magnets are energized from an independent source of D.C. Current. Separately excited
    generators are often used in feedback control systems when control of the
    armature voltage over a wide range is required.

    If I
    Brush
    +
    L
    Eg O V
    A
    Field Winding D

    -
    Brush

    Ra = Armature Resistance

    2. Self excited D.C. Generators are those whose field


    magnets are energized by the currents produced by the generators
    themselves.

    There are 3 types of self-excited D.C. Generators named according to


    the manner in which their field coils are connected to the armature.

    These are :

    • Shunt wound D.C. Generator


    • Series wound D.C. Generator
    • Compound wound D.C. Generator
    3. Shunt wound D.C. Generator have field windings and armature windings connected
    in parallel (shunt). The output varies inversely with load current. It contains many turns
    of fine wires. When a generator is in operation, whether or not it is delivering load
    current, the shunt field is always excited.

    Ish I
    +
    Ia
    Ra L
    Shunt Field O V
    Eg A
    Rsh D

    Rsh – Shunt Field Resistance


    Ra - Armature Resistance

    4. Series wound D.C. Generator have field windings and armature windings connected
    in series. Outputs vary directly with load currents. Series-wound generators have few
    practical applications. It has few turns of heavy wires. When a generator is in operation,
    the series field is excited only when a load current is being supplied. In series generator,
    therefore, the terminal voltage is very low at light loads because of the excitation or load
    current is low.

    Ia=Ise=I Rse

    Series Field
    +
    L
    O V
    Eg
    A
    D
    5. Compound wound D.C. Generator have both series field windings and shunt field
    windings. These generators combine the characteristics of series and shunt generators.
    The output voltage remains relatively constant for all values of load current within the
    design of the generator. Compound generators are used in many applications because of
    the relatively constant voltage.

    a. Short Shunt shunt field winding directly in parallel with the armature brushes and the
    series field winding connected between the parallel combination of shunt field and
    armature.

    Series Field

    Ish
    L V
    Ia O
    A
    D
    Shunt Field Eg
    b. Long Shunt shunt field is connected in parallel with the series field and armature.
    Ish I

    Series Field

    Ia
    Shunt Field L V
    O
    Eg A
    D

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