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Alternator or Synchronous Generator

Working Principle of Alternator
Construction of Alternator
Rating of Alternator
Armature Winding
Armature Winding of Alternator
Winding Factor
Armature Reaction of Alternator
Phasor Diagram for Synchronous Generator
Induction Generator
Working Principle of DC Generator
Construction of DC Generator
Commutation in DC Machine
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Characteristic of Separately Excited DC Gen

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DC Generators Performance Curves
Applications of DC Generators
Testing of DC Machine
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Power rating of alternator is defined as the power which can be delivered by an alternator safely and efficiently under some specific
conditions. Increasing load, increases losses in alternator, which leads to temperature rise of the machine. The conductor and insulator
parts of the machine have some specific over heating withstand limits. The power rating of an alternator is so specified, that at that
maximum load, the temperature rise of different parts of the machine does not cross their specified safe limit.
The copper losses i.e. I2R loss varies with armature current and core losses vary with voltage. The temperature rise or heating of alternator
depends upon cumulative effect of copper losses and core losses. As there is no role of power factor upon these losses, the rating of
alternator generally given in VA or KVA or MVA.
In other word, as the losses of alternator are independent of electrical power factor, hence power factor does not come into picture while
power rating of an alternator is calculated or estimated. Although losses of alternator depends upon its KVA or MVA rating but actual output
varies with electrical power factor.
The electrical output of an alternator is product of power factor and VA and output is expressed in KW.
Some times alternators are also rated by its power instead of VA rating. That time electrical power factor of the alternator must be specified
too.
In addition to KVA rating, an alternator is also rated with voltage, electric current, frequency, speed, number of phase, number of poles, field
ampere, excitation voltage, maximum temperature rise limit etc.
The table below shown a standard rating plate of alternator.
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Make

Kilo Watt Rating

5000

Power Factor

0.85 lag

KVA Rating

5,88,000

Stator Volt

21,000

Stator Ampere

16,200

Rotor Volt

340

Rotor Ampere

4040

R.P.M

3000

Hz

50

Phase

Armature Connection

Double Star

Coolant

Water & Hydrogen (Forced)

Gas Pressure

3.5 bar

Insulation Type

+F

Type

Specification

IS5422 & IEC34

Product Serial Number

Manufacturing Year

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