ASSIGNMENT NO.

MARK ANTHONY T. GARCIA BSEE 3-A

Date submitted: October 18, 2020

Solve the following problems: No load voltage = 270 V

V when it delivers 180 A = 240 V
1. A 4-pole separately excited DC generator I a = 120 A
has a lap connected armature with 480 Required: Load resistance
conductors. The armature resistance is 0.02 Solution:
Ω. With an output current 400A from the 270 V −240 V =30V
armature, the terminal voltage is 230V when Variation of 180 A
the machine is driven at 900 rpm. Determine
the useful flux per pole. 30V
=166.67 mΩ 120 A ( 166.67 mΩ ) +240 V =260 V
180 A
Given: Separately Excited DC Generator V =IR
P = 4 pole
260 V =120 A(R)
a = mP = 4
Z = 480 conductors R=2.17 Ω
Ra = 0.02 Ω
I a = 400 A
V L = 230 V
3. A 25 kW, 500 V DC series generator has
N = 900 rpm
armature and field resistance of 0.05 Ω and
Required: Useful flux per pole, Ø
0.03 Ω respectively. Calculate the generated
Solution:
power at full load.
V L=E g−I a ( Ra + R c ) −2V b

230 V =E g−400 A ( 0.02Ω ) Given: Series Wound DC Generator

Prated = 25 kW
E g=238 V
V L= 500 V
PNZØ Ra = 0.05 Ω
E g=
60 a R se= 0.03 Ω
4 (900)( 480) Ø Required: Generated power at full load
238 V = Solution:
60 (4)
P rated 25 kW
Ø=33.05 mWb I L= = =50 A=I a
VL 500 V
2. A shunt generator has a no-load terminal
E g=I a ( R a + Rse ) +V L E g=50 A ( 0.05 Ω+0.03 Ω ) +500 V =5
voltage of 270 and a voltage of 240 when it
delivers 180 A. Assume a straight-line Pg =E g I a=50 A ( 504 V )
external characteristic and determine the
Pg =25.20 kW
load resistance when the current is 120 A.

Given: Shunt Wound DC Generator

 4. A 4-pole, long-shunt lap-wound compound
generator delivers a load current of 50A at
500V. The armature resistance is 0.03 Ω, 5. A short shunt compound generator has a
series field resistance is 0.04 Ω and shunt full load current of 60 ampere. If the series
field resistance is 200 Ω. The brush drop field resistance is 0.04Ω and a diverter
may be taken as 1 V. Calculate the number of carries 24 A. What is diverter resistance?
armature conductors if the speed is 1200
rpm and flux per poles of 0.02 Wb. Neglect Given: Short Shunt Compound DC Generators
armature reaction. I L= 60 A
R se= 0.04 Ω
Given: Long-Shunt Compound DC Generator I d= 24 Ω
P = 4 poles Required: Diverter resistance, Rd
I L= 50A Solution:
V L= 500V Since Rd ∧R se are parallel,
Ra = 0.03 Ω 0.04 Ω
24 A= ×60 A
R se= 0.04 Ω 0.04 Ω+ Rd
R sh= 200 Ω
0.96+24 Rd =2.4
V b= 1V
a = mP = 4 Rd =0.06 Ω
Required: the number of armature
conductors if N = 1200 rpm and Ø = 0.02 Wb
Solution:

V L 500 V
I sh = = =2.5 A
R sh 200 Ω
I a=I sh + I L =2.5 A +50 A=52.5 A
V L=E g−I a ( Ra + R se ) −2V b
500 V =E g−52.5 A ( 0.03 Ω+0.04 Ω )−2(1 V )
E g=505.675 V
PNZØ
E g=
60 a
4 (1200)(Z )(0.02Wb )
505.675 V =
60(4)
Z=1264.1875 conductors