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Tutorial Sheet DC

This document provides tutorial problems and solutions related to DC machines. It includes 12 problems covering topics like calculating the speed of DC generators and motors given various parameters, determining additional resistances needed to change motor speeds, and calculating voltages, currents, and power outputs. The problems involve concepts like armature and field windings, armature reaction, and operating characteristics of DC generators and motors.

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Tutorial Sheet DC

This document provides tutorial problems and solutions related to DC machines. It includes 12 problems covering topics like calculating the speed of DC generators and motors given various parameters, determining additional resistances needed to change motor speeds, and calculating voltages, currents, and power outputs. The problems involve concepts like armature and field windings, armature reaction, and operating characteristics of DC generators and motors.

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TUTORIAL SHEET ON DC MACHINES

1. A 8 pole lap wound DC generator has 70 slots in its armature with 22 conductors per slot.
The ratio of pole are to pole pitch is 0.64. The diameter of the bore of the pole shoe is
0.48m. The length of the pole shoe is 0.28m. The air gap flux density is 0.32Wb/m2 & the
generated emf in the armature is 400V. Find the speed of generator.
Ans. 1442 rpm

2. A 220V DC series motor has an armature resistance of 0.3 and field resistance of 0.2
. It runs at a speed of 700 rpm taking a current of 15A. Calculate the resistance to be
inserted in series with the armature to reduce the speed to 600rpm. The input current
remains constant. Assume that the magnetization characteristics is st. line.
Ans. 2.02

3. A 220V, 1.5KW, 859rpm, separately excited DC motor has armature resistance of 2.5
and it draws a current of 8A at rated load condition. If the field current & the armature
current are fixed at the value of rated speed at rated load, what will be the no-load speed
of the motor? Assume losses remain constant between no-load full-load operation.
Ans. 944.9rpm
4. A 250V, DC shunt motor on no-load, runs at a speed of 1000 rpm and takes a current of
5A the armature and shunt field resistances are 0.2 and 250 respectively. Calculate
the speed when the motor is on-load, and is taking current of 50A. Assume that the
armature reaction weakens the field by 3%.
Ans.
993.7rpm

5. A 6-Pole, lap wound d.c. generator has 840 armature conductors and flux per pole of
0.018Wb. The generator is run at 1200 rpm. Calculate the emf generated Ans. 302.4V

6. Calculate the emf generated by a 4-pole wave wound armature with 45 slots, with 18
conductors per slot when driven at 1000 rpm. The flux per pole is 0.02Wb.
Ans. 540V

7. A lap wound DC generator having 8-poles develops emf of 500V at 400rpm. The
armature has 144 slots and each slot contains 6 conductors. Calculate the flux per pole.
Ans. 0.0868Wb
8. Determine the power output of a dc motor armature having 1152 lap-connected
conductors carrying 150A and rotating at 300rpm in a 12-pole. The flux/pole is 60mWb.
Ans. 51.84KW
9. A 20KW, 220V dc shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.07 and a shunt field
resistance of 200 . Find power developed in the armature when it delivers rated output.
Ans. 20834.57W
10. A shunt Generator has an induced voltage on open circuit of 127V. When the machine is
loaded, terminal voltage is 120V. Find the load current if the field resistance is 15 and
armature
resistance
is
0.02 .
Ignore
armature
reaction.
Ans. 342A
11. A 250V d.c. shunt Machine has line current of 80A. It has armature & field resistance of
0.1 and 125 respectively. Calculate Power developed in armature when running as
(a) Generator (b) Motor.
Ans. (a) 21.172KW
(b) 1889KW
12. A 230V dc shunt Motor runs at 800rpm and takes armature current of 50A. Find the
resistance to be added to the field circuit to increase speed to 1000 rpm at an armature
current of 80A. Assume armature resistance 0.15 and field winding resistance = 250
Ans. 68.95

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