DC Motor and Generator Problems
1. Caleulate the torque in newton-metre developed by a 440-V d.c. motor having an armature
resistance of 0.25 Ω and running at 750 rp.m. when taking a current of 60 A.
2. A4-pole, lap-connected d.c. motor has 576 conductors and draws an armature current of 10
A. If the flux per pole is 0.02 Wb, calculate the armature torque developed.
3. (a) A d.c. shunt machine has armature and field resistances of 0.025 Q and 80 Q
respectively. When connected to constant 400-V bus-bars and driven as a generator at 450
rp.m.. it delivers 120 kW. Calculate its speed when running as a motor and absorbing 120 kW
from the same bus-bars.
(b) Deduce the direction of rotation of this machine when it is working as a motor assuming a
clockwise rotation as a generator.
4. The armature current of a series motor is 60 A when on full-load. If the load is adjusted to
that these current decreases to 40-A. find the new torque expressed as a percentage of the
full-load torque. The flux for a current of 40 A is 70% of that when current is 60 A.
5. A 4 pole, d.c. shunt motor has a flux per pole of 0.04 Wb and the armature is lap-wound
with 720 conductors. The shunt field resistance is 240 Q and the armature resistance is 0.2 Ω.
Brush contact drop is 1V per brush. Determine the speed of the machine when running (a) as
a motor taking 60 A and (b) as a generator supplying 120 A. The terminal voltage in each case
is 480 V.
6. A 25-kW shunt generator is delivering full output to 400-V bus-bars and is driven at 950
r.p.m. by belt drive. The belt breaks suddenly but the machine continues to run as a motor
taking 25 KW from the bus-bars. At what speed does it run? Take armature resistance
including brush contact resistance as 0.5 Ω and field resistance as 160 Ω.
7. A4-pole, d.c. shunt motor has a wave-wound armature with 65 slots each containing 6
conductors. The flux per pole is 20 mWb and the armature has a resistance of 0.15 Ω.
Calculate the motor speed when the machine is operating from a 250-V supply and taking a
current of 60 A.
8. A500-V, dc. shunt motor has armature and field resistances of 0.5 Ω and 200 Ω respectively.
When loaded and taking a total input of 25 KW, it runs at 400 r.p.m. Find the speed at which it
must be driven as a shunt generator to supply a power output of 25 kW at a terminal voltage
of 500 V.
9. A d.c. shunt motor runs at 900 r.p.m. from a 400 V supply when taking an armature current
of 25 A. Calculate the speed at which it will run from a 230 V supply when taking an armature
current of 15 A. The resistance of the armature circuit is 0.8 Ω. Assume the flux per pole at 230
V to have decreased to 75% of its value at 400 V.
10. A shunt machine connected to 250-A mains has an armature resistance of 0.12 Ω and field
resistance of 100 Ω. Find the ratio of the speed of the machine as a generator to the speed as a
motor, if line current is 80 A in both cases.
11. A 20-kW d.c. shunt generator delivering rated output at 1000 r.p.m. has a terminal voltage
of 500 V. The armature resistance is 0.1 Ω, voltage drop per brush is 1 volt and the field
resistance is 500 Ω. Calculate the speed at which the machine will run as a motor taking an
input of 20 kW from a 500 V dc. supply.
12. A 4-pole, 250-V, d.c. shunt motor has a lap-connected armature with 960 conductors. The
flux per pole is 2 x 10-2 Wb. Calculate the torque developed by the armature and the useful
torque in newton-meter when the current taken by the motor is 30A. The armature resistance
is 0.12 ohm and the field resistance is 125 Ω. The rotational losses amount to 825 W.
