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Applications of DC Generators

There are various types of DC generators used for different applications based on their characteristics. Separately excited DC generators are more expensive but can provide a wide range of stable voltage outputs, making them suitable for testing and controlling motor speed. Shunt wound generators provide constant voltage but over short distances like for lighting and battery charging. Series wound generators provide constant current, useful for locomotive braking and voltage boosting. Compound wound generators are most widely used with properties adjustable through field winding design, allowing constant voltage for lighting, power supplies, driving motors, and high current needs like arc welding. However, DC generator applications are now limited due to alternatives like AC power generation.

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Applications of DC Generators

There are various types of DC generators used for different applications based on their characteristics. Separately excited DC generators are more expensive but can provide a wide range of stable voltage outputs, making them suitable for testing and controlling motor speed. Shunt wound generators provide constant voltage but over short distances like for lighting and battery charging. Series wound generators provide constant current, useful for locomotive braking and voltage boosting. Compound wound generators are most widely used with properties adjustable through field winding design, allowing constant voltage for lighting, power supplies, driving motors, and high current needs like arc welding. However, DC generator applications are now limited due to alternatives like AC power generation.

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Applications of DC Generators

There are various types of DC generators available for several types of


services. The applications of these DC generators based on their
characteristic are discussed below:
Applications of Separately Excited DC Generators
This type of DC generators are generally more expensive than self-excited DC
generators because of their requirement of separate excitation source. Because
of that their applications are restricted. They are generally used where the use
of self-excited generators are unsatisfactory.
1. Because of their ability of giving wide range of voltage output, they are
generally used for testing purpose in the laboratories.
2. Separately excited generators operate in a stable condition with any
variation in field excitation. Because of this property they are used as
supply source of DC motors, whose speeds are to be controlled for
various applications. Example- Ward Leonard Systems of speed control.
Applications of Shunt Wound DC Generators
The application of shunt generators is very much restricted for its dropping
voltage characteristic. They are used to supply power to the apparatus
situated very close to its position. These type of DC generators generally give
constant terminal voltage for small distance operation with the help of field
regulators from no load to full load.
1. They are used for general lighting.
2. They are used to charge battery because they can be made to give
constant output voltage.
3. They are used for giving the excitation to the alternators.
4. They are also used for small power supply (such as a portable
generator).
Applications of Series Wound DC Generators
These types of generators are restricted for the use of power supply because of
their increasing terminal oltage characteristic with the increase in load current
from no load to full load. We can clearly see this characteristic from the
characteristic curve of series wound generator. They give constant current in
the dropping portion of the characteristic curve. For this property they can be
used as constant current source and employed for various applications.
1. They are used for supplying field excitation current in DC locomotives
for regenerative breaking.
2. This types of generators are used as boosters to compensate the voltage
drop in the feeder in various types of distribution systems such as
railway service.
3. In series arc lightening this type of generators are mainly used.
Applications of Compound Wound DC Generators
Among various types of DC generators, the compound wound DC generators
are most widely used because of its compensating property. Depending upon
number of series field turns, the cumulatively compounded generators may
be over compounded, flat compounded and under compounded. We can get
desired terminal voltage by compensating the drop due to armature reaction
and ohmic drop in the in the line. Such generators have various applications.
1. Cumulative compound wound generators are generally used for
lighting, power supply purpose and for heavy power services because
of their constant voltage property. They are mainly made over
compounded.
2. Cumulative compound wound generators are also used for driving a
motor.
3. For small distance operation, such as power supply for hotels, offices,
homes and lodges, the flat compounded generators are generally used.
4. The differential compound wound generators, because of their large
demagnetization armature reaction, are used for arc welding where
huge voltage drop and constant current is required.
At present time the applications of DC generators become very limited
because of technical and economic reasons. Now a days the electric power is
mainly generated in the form of alternating current with the help of various
power electronics devices.

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