Eie315 Tutorial Questions
Eie315 Tutorial Questions
1. Show that mechanical power developed in the armature of a shunt wound excited motor is
expressed Pm = Eb I a
2. Show that
ZI a P
i. armature torque 1, 000Ta = 159 ; and
A
P
ii. Shaft torque 20Tsh = 191 out N - m
N
3. A 440-V, shunt motor has armature resistance of 0.5 Ω and field resistance of 200 Ω.
Determine the back e.m.f. when given an output of 7.46kW at 80% efficiency.
4. Show that for maximum efficiency of a loaded shunt machine I Ra = Pc for both motor
2
where
I = input current
Ra = armature resistance
Pc = constant losses
5. A DC shunt, wave wound generator with 8poles, 880 armature conductors, runs at 650rpm supplies
a 13.5-Ω resistive load at a terminal voltage of 230-V. The generator armature and field resistance of
0.24 and 150 Ω respectively. Find the
i. Armature current,
ii. Generated e.m.f.
iii. Flux per pole.