QUESTION BANK CHAPTER 1 DC GENERATOR

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Draw a neat sketch of a D.C. machine and label the component parts. Name the 2012 material used for each component parts. List out the D.C. generators by the means of excitation and explain all in detail. 2012 Classify the dc machine based on (i) Excitation and (ii) Connections. DEC 2010, 2013 Derive the expression of E.M.F developed in a DC generator. 2010, DEC 2010, 2013 Derive the EMF equation of lap connected D.C generator. 2010, DEC 2010 Explain voltage build up process of D.C. Generator. Also derive E.M.F. 2011 equation of D.C. Generator. Explain the process of building up of voltage in D.C. shunt generator and give 2009, the conditions to be satisfied for voltage built- up. JUNE 2013 Discuss the conditions to be satisfied for a self-excited generator. DEC 2010, 2013 Explain in detail armature reaction 2012 What is armature reaction? Describe the effects of armature reaction on the JUNE 2013 operation of D.C machines. How the armature reaction is minimized? Explain in detail commutation. 2012 Explain the following 2009 1. Why pole shoe section of a D.C machine made larger than its body. 2. Why are the graphite or carbon brushes preferred over copper Brushes for use in D.C machines? Explain different losses occurs in D.C generator with diagram 2010 What are the losses that occur in a D.C machines? Derive the condition for JUNE 2013 maximum efficiency of a D.C generator. Explain the internal and external characteristic of D.C shunt generator. DEC 2010, 2011 Mention the reasons for compounding D.C generator. Neatly sketch and explain JUNE 2013 the internal and external characteristics of a D.C compound generator.

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A 4-pole, lap wound D.C shunt generator has a useful flux per pole of 0.07 wb. The armature winding consists of 220 turns each of 0.004 ohm resistance. 2010 Calculate the terminal voltage when running at 900 r.p.m if the armature current is 50 amp. Calculate the flux per pole required on a 55 kW, 400 V, 8-pole, 600 r.p.m. dc shunt generator with 256 conductors arranged in a lap-connected winding. The DEC 2010 armature resistance is 0.15 ohm, the shunt field resistance is 200 ohm and there is total brush contact drop is 2 V on full load. A 500 V, 250 kW, long shunt compound generator induces an e.m.f of 480 V when running at 1000 r.p.m on no load. On full load the speed of the machine drops to 975 r.p.m, the flux increases by 15 % and terminal voltages rises to 2011 500V. If the series and shunt field resistances are 0.02 Ohm and 100 Ohm respectively, calculate the armature resistance of the generator. Assume a voltage drop of 1 V per brush. A 4-pole, D.C. shunt generator with a shunt field resistance of 100 ohm and armature resistance of 1 ohm has 378 wave connected conductors in its armature. The flux per pole is 0.02 Wb. If a load resistance of 10 ohm is connected across DEC 2011 the armature terminals and the generator is driven at 1000 r.p.m. , calculate the power absorbed by the load. A D.C.shunt machine when run as a motor on no-load takes 440w at 220V and runs at 1000rpm. The field current and armature resistance are 1A and 0.5Ohm respectively. Calculate the efficiency of the machine when running 2012 (1) As a generator delivering 40A at 220V, (2) As a motor taking 40A from a 220 supply. A 4-pole, long-shunt lap wound generator supplies 25 kW at a terminal voltage of 500 V. The armature resistance is 0.03 , series field resistance is 0.04 and shunt field resistance is 200 . The brush drop may be taken as 1V.Determine the DEC 2012 e.m.f. generated. Also calculate the No. of conductors if the speed is 1200 r.p.m. and flux per pole is 0.02 Weber. Neglect armature reaction.