Assignment.

Course: Electrical Machines

Topic(s): DC Machines
1. Considering two 4 pole DC machines of identical armature, one is lap wound and
the other is wave wound. Then the machine with more generated voltage will be,
(a) Lap wound machine
(b) Wave wound machine
(c) Both have equal generated voltages
(d) None of the above
Solution: (Answer :b)

2. In a DC machine, the conductors which will cause distortion in the main field flux
are,
(a) Cross magnetizing armature conductors
(b) Demagnetizing armature conductors
(c) Interpoles
(d) None of the above
Solution: (Answer :a)

3. The current and voltage ratings of a wave wound DC generator (as compared to a
lap wound generator of identical power rating) with more than one pole pair, will
be,
(a) Higher, Lower
(b) Lower, Higher
(c) Lower, Lower
(d) Higher, Higher
Solution: (Answer :b)

4. Brushes in DC machines are made up of

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 (a) Mild Steel
(b) Tungsten
(c) Carbon
(d) Cast Iron
Solution: (Answer :c)

5. A 8 pole, lap wound DC generator has 40 coils with 8 turns per coils. If the machine
is operated at 1500 rpm, with flux per pole of 0.022 Wb, then the generated emf is:
(a) 370.8 V
(b) 368.2 V
(c) 389.43 V
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :d)
Total number of conductors, Z = 40 × 8 × 2 = 640
Speed, N = 1500 rpm
flux per pole, φ = 0.022 wb
For lap wound machines, P = A
φZN P
Generated emf, E = 60 × A = 352 V

6. A 4-pole lap wound shunt generator has 300 armature conductors and flux/pole
of 0.1 Weber. It runs at 1000 r.p.m. The field and armature resistances are 150 Ω
and 0.20 Ω respectively. Find the terminal voltage when it is loaded to take a load
current of 100 A. Neglect armature reaction.
(a) 479.36 V
(b) 410 V
(c) 512.4V
(d) 364.8V
Solution: (Answer :a)
Total number of conductors, Z = 300
Speed, N = 1000 rpm
flux per pole, φ = 0.1 wb
For lap wound machines, P = A
Field resistance, Rsh = 150Ω
Armature resistance, R a = 0.2Ω

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 Load current, IL = 100 A
φZN P
Generated emf, E = 60 × A = 500 V
Field winding current, Ish = Vt /Rsh = Vt /150 A
Armature current, Ia = IL + Ish = 100 + Vt /150 A
Terminal voltage, Vt = E − Ia R a = 500 − (100 + Vt /150) × 0.2 V Vt = 479.36 V

7. A 6-pole wave wound shunt generator has field and armature resistances of 50 Ω
and 0.1 Ω respectively. The no load voltage is 550 V. Find the terminal voltage
when it is loaded to take a load current of 450 A. Neglect armature reaction.
(a) 560.23 V
(b) 503.99 V
(c) 470.52 V
(d) 460.36 V
Solution: (Answer :b)
For wave wound machines, A = 2
Field resistance, Rsh = 50Ω
Armature resistance, R a = 0.1Ω
Load current, IL = 450 A
Generated emf, E = 550 V
Field winding current, Ish = Vt /Rsh = Vt /50 A
Armature current, Ia = IL + Ish = 450 + Vt /50 A
Terminal voltage, Vt = E − Ia R a = 550 − (450 + Vt /50) × 0.1
= 503.99 V

For questions 8 & 9

A permanent magnet, lap-wound dc generator has 8 poles, and 432 conductors.
The rated current per conductor is 12.5 A. The no-load terminal voltage at 1600
rpm is 120 V.

8. Calculate the required flux per pole.

(a) 0.0104 wb
(b) 0.203 wb
(c) 0.0038 wb
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :a )
Total number of conductors, Z = 432

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 Rated current per conductor, Ic = 12.5 A
Speed, N = 1600 rpm
For lap wound machines, P = A
φZN P
Generated emf, E = 60 × A = 120 V
E×60 A
flux per pole, φ = Z× N × P = 0.0104 wb

9. If the machine was wave wound, what would be its generated voltage (under the
above mentioned conditions).
(a) 532.83 V
(b) 479.23 V
(c) 528.22 V
(d) 510.56 V
Solution: (Answer :b )
Total number of conductors, Z = 432
Speed, N = 1600 rpm
number of poles, P = 8
For wave wound machines, A = 2
flux per pole, φ = 0.0104 wb
φZN P
Generated emf, E = 60 × A = 479.23 V

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